Spain vs Switzerland: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Spain
0.995
in 2025
Switzerland
0.997
in 2025
Spain rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
1st

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.997 against 0.995 in Spain, a difference of 0.002.

Across all 190 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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.