Czechia vs Norway: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Czechia
0.956
in 2025
Norway
0.96
in 2025
Czechia rank
50th
Norway rank
47th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Czechia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.96 against 0.956 in Czechia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Norway ahead.

Czechia ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th of 175 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Norway Difference Ahead
1830s 0.199 0.7633 0.5643 Norway
1840s 0.1996 0.768 0.5684 Norway
1850s 0.203 0.768 0.565 Norway
1860s 0.965 0.768 0.197 Czechia
1870s 0.965 0.768 0.197 Czechia
1880s 0.965 0.768 0.197 Czechia
1890s 0.965 0.768 0.197 Czechia
1900s 0.965 0.768 0.197 Czechia
1910s 0.9246 0.768 0.1566 Czechia
1920s 0.763 0.8093 0.0463 Norway
1930s 0.7249 0.827 0.1021 Norway
1940s 0.1438 0.6365 0.4927 Norway
1950s 0.012 0.96 0.948 Norway
1960s 0.012 0.96 0.948 Norway
1970s 0.012 0.96 0.948 Norway
1980s 0.012 0.96 0.948 Norway
1990s 0.93 0.96 0.03 Norway
2000s 0.93 0.96 0.03 Norway
2010s 0.93 0.96 0.03 Norway
2020s 0.9447 0.96 0.0153 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Czechia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.96 against 0.956 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Czechia and Norway?
0.004, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Norway?
189 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Norway rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
Czechia ranks 50th and Norway 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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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

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.