Laos vs Montenegro: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Laos
0.969
in 2025
Montenegro
0.967
in 2025
Laos rank
35th
Montenegro rank
37th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Laos
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.969 against 0.967 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Montenegro ahead.

Laos ranks 35th and Montenegro 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.