Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Japan or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 0.992 against 0.991 in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Japan and North Macedonia?

0.001, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?

138 years are reported by both, from 1888 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.

Japan vs North Macedonia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Japan

0.991

in 2025

North Macedonia

0.992

in 2025

Japan rank

11th

North Macedonia rank

9th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Japan
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.992 against 0.991 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and North Macedonia ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1880s	0.1845	0.005	0.1795	Japan
1890s	0.253	0.005	0.248	Japan
1900s	0.253	0.005	0.248	Japan
1910s	0.253	0.2612	0.0082	North Macedonia
1920s	0.2554	0.432	0.1766	North Macedonia
1930s	0.259	0.432	0.173	North Macedonia
1940s	0.5347	0.2421	0.2926	Japan
1950s	0.991	0.221	0.77	Japan
1960s	0.991	0.221	0.77	Japan
1970s	0.991	0.221	0.77	Japan
1980s	0.991	0.221	0.77	Japan
1990s	0.991	0.7609	0.2301	Japan
2000s	0.991	0.9803	0.0107	Japan
2010s	0.991	0.9841	0.0069	Japan
2020s	0.991	0.99	0.001	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Japan or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 0.992 against 0.991 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Japan and North Macedonia?: 0.001, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?: 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
How do Japan and North Macedonia rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Japan ranks 11th and North Macedonia ranks 9th 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.