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Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Hungary

Hungary: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.936 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.936
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.982
in 1990
All-time low
0.332
in 1950
Years of data
204
1822–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Hungary, 1822–2025

0.40.60.81182219232025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.936 for strong elected local governments index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Hungary peaked at 0.982 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.332, in 1950.

Hungary ranks 60th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 204 years of available data.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Hungary, year by year

Year Value Change
1822 0.492 —
1823 0.961 +95.3%
1824 0.961 +0.0%
1825 0.961 +0.0%
1826 0.961 +0.0%
1827 0.961 +0.0%
1828 0.961 +0.0%
1829 0.961 +0.0%
1830 0.961 +0.0%
1831 0.961 +0.0%
1832 0.961 +0.0%
1833 0.961 +0.0%
1834 0.961 +0.0%
1835 0.961 +0.0%
1836 0.961 +0.0%
1837 0.961 +0.0%
1838 0.961 +0.0%
1839 0.961 +0.0%
1840 0.961 +0.0%
1841 0.961 +0.0%
1842 0.961 +0.0%
1843 0.961 +0.0%
1844 0.961 +0.0%
1845 0.961 +0.0%
1846 0.961 +0.0%
1847 0.961 +0.0%
1848 0.961 +0.0%
1849 0.961 +0.0%
1850 0.487 -49.3%
1851 0.487 +0.0%
1852 0.487 +0.0%
1853 0.487 +0.0%
1854 0.487 +0.0%
1855 0.487 +0.0%
1856 0.487 +0.0%
1857 0.487 +0.0%
1858 0.487 +0.0%
1859 0.487 +0.0%
1860 0.487 +0.0%
1861 0.487 +0.0%
1862 0.487 +0.0%
1863 0.487 +0.0%
1864 0.487 +0.0%
1865 0.487 +0.0%
1866 0.487 +0.0%
1867 0.933 +91.6%
1868 0.933 +0.0%
1869 0.933 +0.0%
1870 0.779 -16.5%
1871 0.779 +0.0%
1872 0.779 +0.0%
1873 0.779 +0.0%
1874 0.779 +0.0%
1875 0.779 +0.0%
1876 0.779 +0.0%
1877 0.779 +0.0%
1878 0.779 +0.0%
1879 0.779 +0.0%
1880 0.779 +0.0%
1881 0.779 +0.0%
1882 0.779 +0.0%
1883 0.779 +0.0%
1884 0.779 +0.0%
1885 0.779 +0.0%
1886 0.779 +0.0%
1887 0.779 +0.0%
1888 0.779 +0.0%
1889 0.779 +0.0%
1890 0.779 +0.0%
1891 0.779 +0.0%
1892 0.779 +0.0%
1893 0.779 +0.0%
1894 0.779 +0.0%
1895 0.779 +0.0%
1896 0.779 +0.0%
1897 0.779 +0.0%
1898 0.779 +0.0%
1899 0.779 +0.0%
1900 0.779 +0.0%
1901 0.779 +0.0%
1902 0.779 +0.0%
1903 0.779 +0.0%
1904 0.779 +0.0%
1905 0.779 +0.0%
1906 0.779 +0.0%
1907 0.779 +0.0%
1908 0.779 +0.0%
1909 0.779 +0.0%
1910 0.779 +0.0%
1911 0.779 +0.0%
1912 0.779 +0.0%
1913 0.779 +0.0%
1914 0.779 +0.0%
1915 0.779 +0.0%
1916 0.779 +0.0%
1917 0.779 +0.0%
1918 0.796 +2.2%
1919 0.772 -3.0%
1920 0.898 +16.3%
1921 0.898 +0.0%
1922 0.898 +0.0%
1923 0.898 +0.0%
1924 0.898 +0.0%
1925 0.898 +0.0%
1926 0.898 +0.0%
1927 0.898 +0.0%
1928 0.898 +0.0%
1929 0.898 +0.0%
1930 0.898 +0.0%
1931 0.898 +0.0%
1932 0.898 +0.0%
1933 0.898 +0.0%
1934 0.898 +0.0%
1935 0.898 +0.0%
1936 0.898 +0.0%
1937 0.898 +0.0%
1938 0.898 +0.0%
1939 0.898 +0.0%
1940 0.898 +0.0%
1941 0.898 +0.0%
1942 0.898 +0.0%
1943 0.898 +0.0%
1944 0.769 -14.4%
1945 0.769 +0.0%
1946 0.953 +23.9%
1947 0.953 +0.0%
1948 0.953 +0.0%
1949 0.614 -35.6%
1950 0.332 -45.9%
1951 0.332 +0.0%
1952 0.332 +0.0%
1953 0.332 +0.0%
1954 0.332 +0.0%
1955 0.332 +0.0%
1956 0.332 +0.0%
1957 0.332 +0.0%
1958 0.332 +0.0%
1959 0.332 +0.0%
1960 0.332 +0.0%
1961 0.332 +0.0%
1962 0.332 +0.0%
1963 0.332 +0.0%
1964 0.332 +0.0%
1965 0.332 +0.0%
1966 0.332 +0.0%
1967 0.332 +0.0%
1968 0.332 +0.0%
1969 0.332 +0.0%
1970 0.332 +0.0%
1971 0.332 +0.0%
1972 0.332 +0.0%
1973 0.332 +0.0%
1974 0.332 +0.0%
1975 0.332 +0.0%
1976 0.332 +0.0%
1977 0.332 +0.0%
1978 0.332 +0.0%
1979 0.332 +0.0%
1980 0.332 +0.0%
1981 0.332 +0.0%
1982 0.332 +0.0%
1983 0.332 +0.0%
1984 0.332 +0.0%
1985 0.332 +0.0%
1986 0.332 +0.0%
1987 0.332 +0.0%
1988 0.332 +0.0%
1989 0.446 +34.3%
1990 0.982 +120.2%
1991 0.982 +0.0%
1992 0.982 +0.0%
1993 0.982 +0.0%
1994 0.982 +0.0%
1995 0.982 +0.0%
1996 0.982 +0.0%
1997 0.982 +0.0%
1998 0.982 +0.0%
1999 0.982 +0.0%
2000 0.982 +0.0%
2001 0.982 +0.0%
2002 0.982 +0.0%
2003 0.982 +0.0%
2004 0.982 +0.0%
2005 0.982 +0.0%
2006 0.982 +0.0%
2007 0.982 +0.0%
2008 0.982 +0.0%
2009 0.982 +0.0%
2010 0.967 -1.5%
2011 0.946 -2.2%
2012 0.944 -0.2%
2013 0.944 +0.0%
2014 0.944 +0.0%
2015 0.944 +0.0%
2016 0.944 +0.0%
2017 0.944 +0.0%
2018 0.936 -0.8%
2019 0.936 +0.0%
2020 0.936 +0.0%
2021 0.936 +0.0%
2022 0.936 +0.0%
2023 0.936 +0.0%
2024 0.936 +0.0%
2025 0.936 +0.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.936 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.963, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.936 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9305, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.9024 0.492 0.961 8
1830s 0.961 0.961 0.961 10
1840s 0.961 0.961 0.961 10
1850s 0.487 0.487 0.487 10
1860s 0.6208 0.487 0.933 10
1870s 0.779 0.779 0.779 10
1880s 0.779 0.779 0.779 10
1890s 0.779 0.779 0.779 10
1900s 0.779 0.779 0.779 10
1910s 0.78 0.772 0.796 10
1920s 0.898 0.898 0.898 10
1930s 0.898 0.898 0.898 10
1940s 0.8603 0.614 0.953 10
1950s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1960s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1970s 0.332 0.332 0.332 10
1980s 0.3434 0.332 0.446 10
1990s 0.982 0.982 0.982 10
2000s 0.982 0.982 0.982 10
2010s 0.9449 0.936 0.967 10
2020s 0.936 0.936 0.936 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 57 Dominican Republic 0.937 compare
  2. 57 East Timor 0.937 compare
  3. 57 Gambia 0.937 compare
  4. 61 Congo 0.931 compare
  5. 62 Honduras 0.93 compare
  6. 63 Greece 0.925 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Hungary?
Strong elected local governments index in Hungary was 0.936 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.982 in 1990.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.332 in 1950.
How does Hungary rank for strong elected local governments index?
Hungary ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.