Ecuador vs Taiwan: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Ecuador
0.969
in 2025
Taiwan
0.967
in 2025
Ecuador rank
35th
Taiwan rank
37th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.969 against 0.967 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 37th 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
Last refreshed

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