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Official national flag of Montenegro. Democracy Vista assessment territory.
Official Territory

Montenegro

Montenegro

Pop: 623,327
Zone: Europe
DEMOVISTA PROPRIETARY // 2026

Liberty
Analysis

A weighted composite metric synthesizing global data on democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and societal development.

6.9INDEX / 10.0
Emerging Democracy

Supporting
Indices

6.6
SCORE / 10

Democracy Quality

Comprehensive analysis of democratic institutional quality

Emerging Democracy
7.0
SCORE / 10

Economic Freedom

Degree to which policies and institutions support economic liberty

Emerging Democracy
7.9
SCORE / 10

Human Freedom

A comprehensive measure of personal, civil, and economic freedom

Emerging Democracy
6.8
SCORE / 10

Economic Policy

Analysis of rule of law, government size, and regulatory efficiency

Emerging Democracy
7.1
SCORE / 10

Liberal Democracy

Accountability to citizens through elections and individual rights protection

Emerging Democracy

Structural
Categories

#58
🗣️

Freedom of Speech

6.9

Moderate constraints; expression permitted but with some friction.

Status
#58/ 184
#61
📜

Rule of Law

6.3

Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.

Status
#61/ 184
#59
👩

Women's Freedom

7.1

Moderate protections with recognized gaps in enforcement.

Status
#59/ 184
#61
👥

Minorities Freedom

7.2

Moderate minority protections with localized discrimination risks.

Status
#61/ 184
#36
🛡️

Crime & Safety

8.5

Low violent crime rates and robust personal security infrastructure.

Status
#36/ 184
#55
🗽

Individual Liberties

7.1

Generally respected personal freedoms with minor restrictions.

Status
#55/ 184
#58
🗳️

Democratic Health

5.6

Functional but flawed democratic processes.

Status
#58/ 184
#57
🏛️

Institutional Integrity

6.4

Moderate systemic corruption or institutional friction.

Status
#57/ 184
#68
⚖️

Civil Justice

7.2

Functioning courts with vulnerability to external influence.

Status
#68/ 184
#28
📈

Economic Vigor

7.6

Highly agile and capable market economy.

Status
#28/ 184
#40
🏦

Macroeconomic Stability

8.3

Reliable local currency strongly protected from inflation.

Status
#40/ 184
#19
🌐

Market Openness

8.4

Highly fluid cross-border trade and financial liberties.

Status
#19/ 184
#48
📋

Regulatory Environment

6.0

Bureaucratic friction impedes rapid business operations.

Status
#48/ 184
#65
🌟

Quality of Life

7.0

Moderate welfare capacity; localized safety risks exist.

Status
#65/ 184
#49
🌈

Social Tolerance

7.5

Robust mechanical protections for societal minorities.

Status
#49/ 184
#59
📰

Expression and Information

6.5

Partial constraints on expression or media environments.

Status
#59/ 184
#57
🤝

Civil Society

7.2

Regulated but functional civil assembly permissions.

Status
#57/ 184

Metadata &
Technical Details

Basic Information

Capital

Podgorica

Region

Europe

Subregion

Southeast Europe

Landlocked

No

Culture & Language

Languages

Montenegrin

Currencies

euro (€)

Technical Details

Country Codes

MEMNE

Neighboring Countries

ALB, BIH, HRV, UNK, SRB

Geographic
Hub

Initializing Projections...
Geospatial Context
Coordinates42.50°N, 19.30°E
ProjectionEquirectangular

National
Insights

Background
The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. Under Ottoman control beginning in 1496, Montenegro was a semi-autonomous theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes until 1852, when it became a secular principality. Montenegro fought a series of wars with the Ottomans and eventually won recognition as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. In 1918, the country was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. At the end of World War II, Montenegro joined the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). When the SFRY dissolved in 1992, Montenegro and Serbia created the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which shifted in 2003 to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro voted to restore its independence on 3 June 2006. Montenegro became an official EU candidate in 2010 and joined NATO in 2017.