Croatia vs Japan: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Croatia
0.988
in 2025
Japan
0.991
in 2025
Croatia rank
14th
Japan rank
11th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.991 against 0.988 in Croatia, a difference of 0.003.
Across all 85 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.125 | 0.5653 | 0.4403 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.221 | 0.991 | 0.77 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.221 | 0.991 | 0.77 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.221 | 0.991 | 0.77 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.221 | 0.991 | 0.77 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7221 | 0.991 | 0.2689 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7899 | 0.991 | 0.2011 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9353 | 0.991 | 0.0557 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9793 | 0.991 | 0.0117 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.991 against 0.988 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Croatia and Japan?
- 0.003, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Croatia ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th 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.