Democratic change in Montenegro
Montenegro: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1999
All-time low
1
in 1900
Years of data
47
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.
Democratic change in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1 | — |
| 1901 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 1 Benin 2 compare
- 1 Bolivia 2 compare
- 1 Botswana 2 compare
- 1 Brazil 2 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 1 East Timor 2 compare
- 1 Fiji 2 compare
- 1 Gambia 2 compare
- 1 Guatemala 2 compare
- 1 Honduras 2 compare
- 1 Lesotho 2 compare
- 1 Maldives 2 compare
- 1 Mauritius 2 compare
- 1 Nepal 2 compare
- 1 Poland 2 compare
- 1 Seychelles 2 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 1 Thailand 2 compare
- 1 Tunisia 2 compare
- 1 Zambia 2 compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
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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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.