Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Azerbaijan
0.023
in 2025
Kazakhstan
0.032
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
161st
Kazakhstan rank
159th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.032 against 0.023 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.4 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Kazakhstan ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.6085 | 0.6085 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.646 | 0.646 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.646 | 0.646 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0582 | 0.0582 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0623 | 0.0623 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0152 | 0.0152 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.554 | 0.554 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.554 | 0.554 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.0098 | 0.0353 | 0.0255 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0.008 | 0.09 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.0808 | 0.0146 | 0.0662 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.0138 | 0.0653 | 0.0515 | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.032 against 0.023 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
- 0.009, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Kazakhstan ranks 159th 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.