What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Moldova and Sierra Leone?

0.003, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sierra Leone?

106 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.

Moldova vs Sierra Leone: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Moldova

0.862

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.865

in 2025

Moldova rank

83rd

Sierra Leone rank

82nd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

Moldova
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.865 against 0.862 in Moldova, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Moldova ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0582	0.537	0.4788	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.0623	0.537	0.4747	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.004	0.537	0.533	Sierra Leone
1950s	0.004	0.537	0.533	Sierra Leone
1960s	0.389	0.7178	0.3288	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.554	0.6314	0.0774	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.554	0.578	0.024	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.691	0.578	0.113	Moldova
2000s	0.834	0.8172	0.0168	Moldova
2010s	0.861	0.9209	0.0599	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.9203	0.8827	0.0377	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Moldova or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.865 against 0.862 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Moldova and Sierra Leone?: 0.003, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sierra Leone?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Sierra Leone rank globally for strong elected local governments index?: Moldova ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd 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.