Which has higher strong elected local governments index, India or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.827 against 0.813 in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between India and Papua New Guinea?

0.014, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

India vs Papua New Guinea: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

India

0.813

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.827

in 2025

India rank

90th

Papua New Guinea rank

88th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

India
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.827 against 0.813 in India, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.

India ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.176	0	0.176	India
1910s	0.176	0	0.176	India
1920s	0.176	0	0.176	India
1930s	0.176	0	0.176	India
1940s	0.2638	0	0.2638	India
1950s	0.6798	0	0.6798	India
1960s	0.731	0.237	0.494	India
1970s	0.731	0.5497	0.1813	India
1980s	0.731	0.827	0.096	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.8	0.827	0.027	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.878	0.827	0.051	India
2010s	0.8765	0.827	0.0495	India
2020s	0.8382	0.827	0.0112	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, India or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.827 against 0.813 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between India and Papua New Guinea?: 0.014, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: India ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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: 07 August 2026

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