Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Australia or Italy?

Australia, at 0.996 against 0.995 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?

179 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2025.

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.

Australia vs Italy: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Australia

0.996

in 2025

Italy

0.995

in 2025

Australia rank

2nd

Italy rank

3rd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Australia
Italy

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.996 against 0.995 in Italy, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.244	0.178	0.066	Australia
1850s	0.5382	0.178	0.3602	Australia
1860s	0.995	0.4108	0.5842	Australia
1870s	0.995	0.469	0.526	Australia
1880s	0.995	0.465	0.53	Australia
1890s	0.995	0.459	0.536	Australia
1900s	0.995	0.469	0.526	Australia
1910s	0.995	0.469	0.526	Australia
1920s	0.995	0.2467	0.7483	Australia
1930s	0.995	0.1066	0.8884	Australia
1940s	0.995	0.4526	0.5424	Australia
1950s	0.995	0.939	0.056	Australia
1960s	0.995	0.939	0.056	Australia
1970s	0.995	0.939	0.056	Australia
1980s	0.9743	0.939	0.0353	Australia
1990s	0.9856	0.9795	0.0061	Australia
2000s	0.989	0.99	0.001	Italy
2010s	0.9939	0.9917	0.0022	Australia
2020s	0.996	0.995	0.001	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Australia or Italy?: Australia, at 0.996 against 0.995 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Australia and Italy?: 0.001, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?: 179 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2025.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Australia ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 3rd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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