Stateness Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Stateness Index was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Stateness Index in Mongolia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 9 for stateness index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index in Mongolia peaked at 9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.25, in 2011.
That places Mongolia 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Stateness Index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5 | — |
| 2007 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.25 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.12, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.75 | 8.25 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 16 Costa Rica 9.25 compare
- 16 Romania 9.25 compare
- 16 Vietnam 9.25 compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 9 compare
- 19 Mauritius 9 compare
- 19 North Macedonia 9 compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stateness index in Mongolia?
- Stateness index in Mongolia was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.25 in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for stateness index?
- Mongolia ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.