Argentina vs Serbia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Argentina
0.918
in 2025
Serbia
0.922
in 2025
Argentina rank
66th
Serbia rank
64th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Argentina
  • Serbia
0.20.40.60.81180419142025

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.922 against 0.918 in Argentina, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1812 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 66th and Serbia ranks 64th of 175 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 19 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Serbia Difference Ahead
1810s 0.479 0.227 0.252 Argentina
1820s 0.479 0.221 0.258 Argentina
1830s 0.479 0.221 0.258 Argentina
1840s 0.479 0.221 0.258 Argentina
1850s 0.7839 0.221 0.5629 Argentina
1860s 0.936 0.221 0.715 Argentina
1870s 0.936 0.2632 0.6728 Argentina
1880s 0.936 0.432 0.504 Argentina
1890s 0.936 0.432 0.504 Argentina
1900s 0.957 0.432 0.525 Argentina
1910s 0.957 0.432 0.525 Argentina
1920s 0.957 0.432 0.525 Argentina
1930s 0.957 0.432 0.525 Argentina
1940s 0.9666 0.2421 0.7245 Argentina
1950s 0.9526 0.221 0.7316 Argentina
1960s 0.94 0.221 0.719 Argentina
1970s 0.9376 0.221 0.7166 Argentina
1980s 0.936 0.221 0.715 Argentina
1990s 0.936 0.7227 0.2133 Argentina
2000s 0.936 0.977 0.041 Serbia
2010s 0.9234 0.9446 0.0212 Serbia
2020s 0.918 0.922 0.004 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Argentina or Serbia?
Serbia, at 0.922 against 0.918 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Argentina and Serbia?
0.004, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Serbia?
213 years are reported by both, from 1812 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Serbia rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
Argentina ranks 66th and Serbia ranks 64th 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

Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.