Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Azerbaijan or Yemen?

Yemen, at 0.025 against 0.023 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Yemen?

78 years are reported by both, from 1875 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.

Azerbaijan vs Yemen: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Azerbaijan

0.023

in 2025

Yemen

0.025

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

161st

Yemen rank

160th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Azerbaijan
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.025 against 0.023 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.002.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.646	0.0042	0.6418	Azerbaijan
1880s	0.646	0.005	0.641	Azerbaijan
1890s	0.031	0.005	0.026	Azerbaijan
1900s	0.0582	0.005	0.0532	Azerbaijan
1910s	0.0709	0.005	0.0659	Azerbaijan
1990s	0.0109	0	0.0109	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.098	0.1332	0.0352	Yemen
2010s	0.0808	0.0598	0.021	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.0138	0.025	0.0112	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Azerbaijan or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.025 against 0.023 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Azerbaijan and Yemen?: 0.002, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Yemen?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Yemen rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th 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: 07 August 2026

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