What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?

0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?

105 years are reported by both, from 1916 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Togo: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.961

in 2025

Togo

0.96

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

46th

Togo rank

47th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Togo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.961 against 0.96 in Togo, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Togo ranks 47th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 11 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.006	0	0.006	Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s	0.079	0	0.079	Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s	0.079	0	0.079	Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s	0.079	0	0.079	Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s	0.1015	0	0.1015	Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s	0.731	0.2918	0.4392	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.752	0.143	0.609	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	0.752	0.143	0.609	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.664	0.143	0.521	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.346	0.143	0.203	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.4138	0.3436	0.0702	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.721	0.9067	0.1857	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Democratic Republic of Congo or Togo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.961 against 0.96 in Togo as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?: 0.001, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?: 105 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Togo ranks 47th 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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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.