Poland vs Zambia: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Poland
0.972
in 2025
Zambia
0.971
in 2025
Poland rank
30th
Zambia rank
32nd

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Poland
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.972 against 0.971 in Zambia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.