Denmark vs Estonia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Denmark
0.974
in 2025
Estonia
0.979
in 2025
Denmark rank
28th
Estonia rank
26th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.979 against 0.974 in Denmark, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 166 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Estonia ranks 26th of 175 countries.

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