What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Saudi Arabia and Serbia?

0.004, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Serbia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Serbia: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Saudi Arabia

0.004

in 2025

Serbia

in 2025

Saudi Arabia rank

135th

Serbia rank

138th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Saudi Arabia
Serbia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.004 against 0 in Serbia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 135th and Serbia ranks 138th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0.021	0.021	Serbia
1790s	0	0.021	0.021	Serbia
1800s	0	0.0084	0.0084	Serbia
1810s	0.0021	0.0021	0	—
1820s	0.0089	0	0.0089	Saudi Arabia
1830s	0.024	0	0.024	Saudi Arabia
1840s	0.024	0	0.024	Saudi Arabia
1850s	0.024	0	0.024	Saudi Arabia
1860s	0.024	0	0.024	Saudi Arabia
1870s	0.024	0	0.024	Saudi Arabia
1880s	0.024	0.1164	0.0924	Serbia
1890s	0.024	0.388	0.364	Serbia
1900s	0.024	0.388	0.364	Serbia
1910s	0.024	0.388	0.364	Serbia
1920s	0.024	0.3686	0.3446	Serbia
1930s	0.024	0.291	0.267	Serbia
1940s	0.024	0.417	0.393	Serbia
1950s	0.024	0.543	0.519	Serbia
1960s	0.024	0.543	0.519	Serbia
1970s	0.024	0.543	0.519	Serbia
1980s	0.024	0.543	0.519	Serbia
1990s	0.024	0.1802	0.1562	Serbia
2000s	0.014	0	0.014	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.004	0	0.004	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.004	0	0.004	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Saudi Arabia or Serbia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.004 against 0 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Saudi Arabia and Serbia?: 0.004, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Serbia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Serbia rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Saudi Arabia ranks 135th and Serbia ranks 138th 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.