What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Belarus and Guinea-Bissau?

0.008, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Guinea-Bissau?

124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Guinea-Bissau: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Belarus

0.148

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.156

in 2023

Belarus rank

147th

Guinea-Bissau rank

145th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Belarus
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.156 against 0.148 in Belarus, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 147th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0582	0	0.0582	Belarus
1910s	0.0623	0	0.0623	Belarus
1920s	0.0152	0	0.0152	Belarus
1930s	0.004	0	0.004	Belarus
1940s	0.004	0	0.004	Belarus
1950s	0.004	0	0.004	Belarus
1960s	0.389	0	0.389	Belarus
1970s	0.554	0	0.554	Belarus
1980s	0.554	0	0.554	Belarus
1990s	0.603	0	0.603	Belarus
2000s	0.148	0.078	0.07	Belarus
2010s	0.148	0.156	0.008	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.148	0.156	0.008	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Belarus or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.156 against 0.148 in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Belarus and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.008, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Guinea-Bissau?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Belarus ranks 147th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th 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.