Bhutan vs Dominican Republic: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Bhutan
0.949
in 2025
Dominican Republic
0.937
in 2025
Bhutan rank
55th
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Bhutan
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.949 against 0.937 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Bhutan ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 175 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.813 | 0.813 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.813 | 0.813 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8455 | 0.8455 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.802 | 0.802 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.802 | 0.802 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.602 | 0.602 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7651 | 0.7651 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8813 | 0.8813 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.965 | 0.965 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.747 | 0.965 | 0.218 | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.8335 | 0.965 | 0.1315 | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.8961 | 0.9354 | 0.0393 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.9317 | 0.937 | 0.0053 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Bhutan or Dominican Republic?
- Bhutan, at 0.949 against 0.937 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Bhutan and Dominican Republic?
- 0.012, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Dominican Republic?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Dominican Republic rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Bhutan ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th 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.