Democracy in Montenegro

Montenegro: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2007
All-time low
4
in 2007
Years of data
10
2007–2025

Democracy in Montenegro, 2007–2025

012342007201620252007: 42009: 42011: 42013: 42015: 42017: 42019: 42021: 42023: 42025: 4

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 4 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Montenegro peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2007.

Montenegro ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4 4 4 2
2010s 4 4 4 5
2020s 4 4 4 3

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 16 Albania 4 compare
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  3. 16 Armenia 4 compare
  4. 16 Bhutan 4 compare
  5. 16 Bolivia 4 compare
  6. 16 Brazil 4 compare
  7. 16 Bulgaria 4 compare
  8. 16 Colombia 4 compare
  9. 16 Dominican Republic 4 compare
  10. 16 Ecuador 4 compare
  11. 16 Ghana 4 compare
  12. 16 Hungary 4 compare
  13. 16 India 4 compare
  14. 16 Lesotho 4 compare
  15. 16 Liberia 4 compare
  16. 16 Malawi 4 compare
  17. 16 Malaysia 4 compare
  18. 16 Mauritius 4 compare
  19. 16 Moldova 4 compare
  20. 16 Mongolia 4 compare
  21. 16 Namibia 4 compare
  22. 16 Nepal 4 compare
  23. 16 North Macedonia 4 compare
  24. 16 Panama 4 compare
  25. 16 Paraguay 4 compare
  26. 16 Romania 4 compare
  27. 16 Senegal 4 compare
  28. 16 South Africa 4 compare
  29. 16 Sri Lanka 4 compare
  30. 16 Ukraine 4 compare
  31. 16 Zambia 4 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Montenegro?
Democracy in Montenegro was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
How does Montenegro rank for democracy?
Montenegro ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).