Peru vs United States: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Peru
0.942
in 2025
United States
0.939
in 2025
Peru rank
24th
United States rank
26th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Peru
- United States
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.942 against 0.939 in United States, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 162 shared years of data; in 1821 it was United States ahead.
Peru ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.015 | 0.727 | 0.712 | United States |
| 1830s | 0.015 | 0.727 | 0.712 | United States |
| 1840s | 0.015 | 0.727 | 0.712 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.015 | 0.727 | 0.712 | United States |
| 1860s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1880s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1890s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.015 | 0.951 | 0.936 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.244 | 0.996 | 0.752 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.244 | 0.996 | 0.752 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.244 | 0.996 | 0.752 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2174 | 0.996 | 0.7786 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.8204 | 0.996 | 0.1756 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9642 | 0.9968 | 0.0326 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.942 | 0.9805 | 0.0385 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Peru or United States?
- Peru, at 0.942 against 0.939 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Peru and United States?
- 0.003, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Peru and United States rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Peru ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.