Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Italy or Spain?

Italy, at 0.995 against 0.995 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

179 years are reported by both, from 1847 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.

Italy vs Spain: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Italy

0.995

in 2025

Spain

0.995

in 2025

Italy rank

3rd

Spain rank

3rd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.995 against 0.995 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.178	0.422	0.244	Spain
1850s	0.178	0.422	0.244	Spain
1860s	0.4108	0.422	0.0112	Spain
1870s	0.469	0.4274	0.0416	Italy
1880s	0.465	0.431	0.034	Italy
1890s	0.459	0.431	0.028	Italy
1900s	0.469	0.431	0.038	Italy
1910s	0.469	0.431	0.038	Italy
1920s	0.2467	0.187	0.0597	Italy
1930s	0.1066	0.802	0.6954	Spain
1940s	0.4526	0.061	0.3916	Italy
1950s	0.939	0.061	0.878	Italy
1960s	0.939	0.061	0.878	Italy
1970s	0.939	0.1639	0.7751	Italy
1980s	0.939	0.997	0.058	Spain
1990s	0.9795	0.997	0.0175	Spain
2000s	0.99	0.997	0.007	Spain
2010s	0.9917	0.997	0.0053	Spain
2020s	0.995	0.9953	0.0003	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 0.995 against 0.995 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Italy and Spain?: 0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 179 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 3rd 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.