Norway vs Philippines: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Norway
0.96
in 2025
Philippines
0.962
in 2025
Norway rank
47th
Philippines rank
45th

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Norway
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.962 against 0.96 in Norway, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 47th and Philippines ranks 45th 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.