Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Bangladesh or Belarus?

Belarus, at 0.148 against 0.129 in Bangladesh as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belarus?

166 years are reported by both, from 1860 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.

Bangladesh vs Belarus: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Bangladesh

0.129

in 2025

Belarus

0.148

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

150th

Belarus rank

147th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Bangladesh
Belarus

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.148 against 0.129 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Belarus ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 150th and Belarus ranks 147th of 175 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Belarus in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Belarus	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.173	0.6085	0.4355	Belarus
1870s	0.173	0.646	0.473	Belarus
1880s	0.1753	0.646	0.4707	Belarus
1890s	0.176	0.031	0.145	Bangladesh
1900s	0.176	0.0582	0.1178	Bangladesh
1910s	0.176	0.0623	0.1137	Bangladesh
1920s	0.176	0.0152	0.1608	Bangladesh
1930s	0.176	0.004	0.172	Bangladesh
1940s	0.209	0.004	0.205	Bangladesh
1950s	0.2595	0.004	0.2555	Bangladesh
1960s	0.0324	0.389	0.3566	Belarus
1970s	0.1143	0.554	0.4397	Belarus
1980s	0.118	0.554	0.436	Belarus
1990s	0.118	0.603	0.485	Belarus
2000s	0.118	0.148	0.03	Belarus
2010s	0.1152	0.148	0.0328	Belarus
2020s	0.129	0.148	0.019	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Bangladesh or Belarus?: Belarus, at 0.148 against 0.129 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Bangladesh and Belarus?: 0.019, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belarus?: 166 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Belarus rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Bangladesh ranks 150th and Belarus ranks 147th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs Belarus: Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-local-governments-index/bangladesh/belarus/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/strong-elected-local-governments-index/bangladesh/belarus/">Bangladesh vs Belarus: Strong Elected Local Governments Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 18 September 2026

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