Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Albania or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.457 against 0.432 in Albania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zambia?

114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Zambia: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Albania

0.432

in 2025

Zambia

0.457

in 2025

Albania rank

66th

Zambia rank

64th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Albania
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.457 against 0.432 in Albania, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Zambia ahead.

Albania ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0	0.267	0.267	Zambia
1920s	0	0.2862	0.2862	Zambia
1930s	0	0.299	0.299	Zambia
1940s	0.0018	0.299	0.2972	Zambia
1950s	0.003	0.3851	0.3821	Zambia
1960s	0.003	0.4382	0.4352	Zambia
1970s	0.003	0.449	0.446	Zambia
1980s	0.0047	0.449	0.4443	Zambia
1990s	0.2958	0.449	0.1532	Zambia
2000s	0.384	0.449	0.065	Zambia
2010s	0.4176	0.4172	0.0004	Albania
2020s	0.432	0.3582	0.0738	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Albania or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.457 against 0.432 in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Albania and Zambia?: 0.025, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zambia?: 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
How do Albania and Zambia rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Albania ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.