Croatia vs Latvia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Croatia
0.988
in 2025
Latvia
0.988
in 2025
Croatia rank
14th
Latvia rank
14th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.988 against 0.988 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.125 | 0.004 | 0.121 | Croatia |
| 1950s | 0.221 | 0.004 | 0.217 | Croatia |
| 1960s | 0.221 | 0.389 | 0.168 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.221 | 0.554 | 0.333 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.221 | 0.554 | 0.333 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.7221 | 0.983 | 0.2609 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.7899 | 0.983 | 0.1931 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.9353 | 0.9746 | 0.0393 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9793 | 0.9845 | 0.0052 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Croatia or Latvia?
- Croatia, at 0.988 against 0.988 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Croatia and Latvia?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Croatia ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 14th 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.