Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Azerbaijan
0.023
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.016
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
161st
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.023 against 0.016 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.007.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 175 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 11 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1860s 0.6085 0.004 0.6045 Azerbaijan
1870s 0.646 0.004 0.642 Azerbaijan
1880s 0.646 0.004 0.642 Azerbaijan
1890s 0.031 0.004 0.027 Azerbaijan
1900s 0.0582 0.004 0.0542 Azerbaijan
1910s 0.0623 0.004 0.0583 Azerbaijan
1920s 0.0152 0.004 0.0112 Azerbaijan
1930s 0.004 0.004 0
1940s 0.004 0.004 0
1950s 0.004 0.006 0.002 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.224 0.007 0.217 Azerbaijan
1980s 0.554 0.02 0.534 Azerbaijan
1990s 0.0098 0.02 0.0102 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.098 0.0239 0.0741 Azerbaijan
2010s 0.0808 0.0134 0.0674 Azerbaijan
2020s 0.0138 0.021 0.0072 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Azerbaijan or Saudi Arabia?
Azerbaijan, at 0.023 against 0.016 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
0.007, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia?
150 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd 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.