Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Germany or Paraguay?

Germany, at 0.983 against 0.982 in Paraguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Paraguay?

169 years are reported by both, from 1811 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.

Germany vs Paraguay: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Germany

0.983

in 2025

Paraguay

0.982

in 2025

Germany rank

21st

Paraguay rank

22nd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Germany
Paraguay

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.983 against 0.982 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.168	0	0.168	Germany
1820s	0.168	0	0.168	Germany
1830s	0.168	0	0.168	Germany
1840s	0.168	0	0.168	Germany
1850s	0.168	0	0.168	Germany
1860s	0.3361	0.008	0.3281	Germany
1870s	0.732	0.008	0.724	Germany
1880s	0.732	0.2806	0.4514	Germany
1890s	0.732	0.311	0.421	Germany
1900s	0.7664	0.311	0.4554	Germany
1910s	0.7721	0.311	0.4611	Germany
1920s	0.945	0.311	0.634	Germany
1930s	0.3765	0.311	0.0655	Germany
1940s	0.034	0.43	0.396	Paraguay
1990s	0.9914	0.97	0.0214	Germany
2000s	0.993	0.97	0.023	Germany
2010s	0.986	0.9712	0.0148	Germany
2020s	0.983	0.982	0.001	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Germany or Paraguay?: Germany, at 0.983 against 0.982 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Germany and Paraguay?: 0.001, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Paraguay?: 169 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Germany and Paraguay rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Germany ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 22nd 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.