What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Denmark and United States?

0.001, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?

193 years are reported by both, from 1833 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.

Denmark vs United States: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Denmark

0.974

in 2025

United States

0.975

in 2025

Denmark rank

28th

United States rank

27th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Denmark
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.975 against 0.974 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1833 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and United States ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.3333	0.8057	0.4724	United States
1840s	0.767	0.809	0.042	United States
1850s	0.7738	0.809	0.0352	United States
1860s	0.8473	0.992	0.1447	United States
1870s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1880s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1890s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1900s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1910s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1920s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1930s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1940s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1950s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1960s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1970s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1980s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
1990s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
2000s	0.995	0.992	0.003	Denmark
2010s	0.9803	0.9886	0.0083	United States
2020s	0.974	0.975	0.001	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Denmark or United States?: United States, at 0.975 against 0.974 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Denmark and United States?: 0.001, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?: 193 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Denmark ranks 28th and United States ranks 27th 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.