Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.881 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro, 1998–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro is 0.881, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro peaked at 0.901 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.785, in 1998.
Montenegro ranks 42nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.785 | — |
| 1999 | 0.799 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.828 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.835 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.843 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.849 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.851 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.869 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.865 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.864 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.848 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.847 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.815 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.868 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.891 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.881 | -2.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.881 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.881 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.792 | 0.785 | 0.799 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8347 | 0.799 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8589 | 0.847 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.876 | 0.815 | 0.901 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More economy & growth data for Montenegro
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 151.96 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 110.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Montenegro was 0.881 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.785 in 1998.
- How does Montenegro rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.