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Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Oman

Oman: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.806 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.806
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.806
in 2012
All-time low
0.348
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Oman, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

Oman recorded 0.806 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Oman peaked at 0.806 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.348, in 1900.

Oman ranks 91st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Oman, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.348 —
1901 0.348 +0.0%
1902 0.348 +0.0%
1903 0.348 +0.0%
1904 0.348 +0.0%
1905 0.348 +0.0%
1906 0.348 +0.0%
1907 0.348 +0.0%
1908 0.348 +0.0%
1909 0.348 +0.0%
1910 0.348 +0.0%
1911 0.348 +0.0%
1912 0.348 +0.0%
1913 0.348 +0.0%
1914 0.348 +0.0%
1915 0.348 +0.0%
1916 0.348 +0.0%
1917 0.348 +0.0%
1918 0.348 +0.0%
1919 0.348 +0.0%
1920 0.348 +0.0%
1921 0.348 +0.0%
1922 0.348 +0.0%
1923 0.348 +0.0%
1924 0.348 +0.0%
1925 0.348 +0.0%
1926 0.348 +0.0%
1927 0.348 +0.0%
1928 0.348 +0.0%
1929 0.348 +0.0%
1930 0.348 +0.0%
1931 0.348 +0.0%
1932 0.348 +0.0%
1933 0.348 +0.0%
1934 0.348 +0.0%
1935 0.348 +0.0%
1936 0.348 +0.0%
1937 0.348 +0.0%
1938 0.348 +0.0%
1939 0.348 +0.0%
1940 0.348 +0.0%
1941 0.348 +0.0%
1942 0.348 +0.0%
1943 0.348 +0.0%
1944 0.348 +0.0%
1945 0.348 +0.0%
1946 0.348 +0.0%
1947 0.348 +0.0%
1948 0.348 +0.0%
1949 0.348 +0.0%
1950 0.348 +0.0%
1951 0.348 +0.0%
1952 0.348 +0.0%
1953 0.348 +0.0%
1954 0.348 +0.0%
1955 0.348 +0.0%
1956 0.348 +0.0%
1957 0.348 +0.0%
1958 0.348 +0.0%
1959 0.348 +0.0%
1960 0.348 +0.0%
1961 0.348 +0.0%
1962 0.348 +0.0%
1963 0.348 +0.0%
1964 0.348 +0.0%
1965 0.348 +0.0%
1966 0.348 +0.0%
1967 0.348 +0.0%
1968 0.348 +0.0%
1969 0.348 +0.0%
1970 0.348 +0.0%
1971 0.348 +0.0%
1972 0.348 +0.0%
1973 0.348 +0.0%
1974 0.348 +0.0%
1975 0.348 +0.0%
1976 0.348 +0.0%
1977 0.348 +0.0%
1978 0.348 +0.0%
1979 0.348 +0.0%
1980 0.348 +0.0%
1981 0.348 +0.0%
1982 0.348 +0.0%
1983 0.348 +0.0%
1984 0.348 +0.0%
1985 0.348 +0.0%
1986 0.348 +0.0%
1987 0.348 +0.0%
1988 0.348 +0.0%
1989 0.348 +0.0%
1990 0.348 +0.0%
1991 0.348 +0.0%
1992 0.348 +0.0%
1993 0.348 +0.0%
1994 0.348 +0.0%
1995 0.348 +0.0%
1996 0.348 +0.0%
1997 0.348 +0.0%
1998 0.348 +0.0%
1999 0.348 +0.0%
2000 0.348 +0.0%
2001 0.348 +0.0%
2002 0.348 +0.0%
2003 0.348 +0.0%
2004 0.348 +0.0%
2005 0.348 +0.0%
2006 0.348 +0.0%
2007 0.348 +0.0%
2008 0.348 +0.0%
2009 0.348 +0.0%
2010 0.348 +0.0%
2011 0.679 +95.1%
2012 0.806 +18.7%
2013 0.806 +0.0%
2014 0.806 +0.0%
2015 0.806 +0.0%
2016 0.806 +0.0%
2017 0.806 +0.0%
2018 0.806 +0.0%
2019 0.806 +0.0%
2020 0.806 +0.0%
2021 0.806 +0.0%
2022 0.806 +0.0%
2023 0.806 +0.0%
2024 0.806 +0.0%
2025 0.806 +0.0%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 0.806 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.963, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 0.806 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.177, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1910s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1920s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1930s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1940s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1950s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1960s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1970s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1980s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
1990s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
2000s 0.348 0.348 0.348 10
2010s 0.7475 0.348 0.806 10
2020s 0.806 0.806 0.806 6

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 88 Papua New Guinea 0.827 compare
  2. 89 Trinidad and Tobago 0.826 compare
  3. 90 India 0.813 compare
  4. 92 Comoros 0.805 compare
  5. 93 Benin 0.801 compare
  6. 94 Zimbabwe 0.793 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Oman?
Strong elected local governments index in Oman was 0.806 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 0.806 in 2012.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.348 in 1900.
How does Oman rank for strong elected local governments index?
Oman ranks 91st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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.