Afghanistan vs Uganda: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Afghanistan
0.495
in 2025
Uganda
0.486
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
121st
Uganda rank
122nd
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.495 against 0.486 in Uganda, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Uganda ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.009 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.009 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.009 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.009 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.012 | 0.003 | 0.009 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.012 | 0.0386 | 0.0266 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.012 | 0.1355 | 0.1235 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.012 | 0.0087 | 0.0033 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.012 | 0.1391 | 0.1271 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.012 | 0.5654 | 0.5534 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.017 | 0.6796 | 0.6626 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1024 | 0.7162 | 0.6138 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.573 | 0.323 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Afghanistan or Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 0.495 against 0.486 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 0.009, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and Uganda ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.