What is democratic change in Montenegro?

Democratic change in Montenegro was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democratic change recorded in Montenegro?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1999.

What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Montenegro?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.

How does Montenegro rank for democratic change?

Montenegro ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is democratic change rising or falling in Montenegro?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Montenegro data come from?

The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democratic change in Montenegro

Name: Democratic change in Montenegro
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Montenegro: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 175 countries

All-time high

in 1999

All-time low

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2025

Democratic change in Montenegro, 1900–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 2 for democratic change in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic change in Montenegro peaked at 2 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1900.

Montenegro ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	1	1	1	10
1910s	1	1	1	9
1990s	1.5	1	2	2
2000s	1.9	1	2	10
2010s	1	1	1	10
2020s	2	2	2	6

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More reference data data for Montenegro

Spring temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 2.19 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.49 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.86 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 157.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic change in Montenegro?: Democratic change in Montenegro was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic change recorded in Montenegro?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1999.
What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Montenegro?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.
How does Montenegro rank for democratic change?: Montenegro ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic change rising or falling in Montenegro?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?: The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democratic change
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.