Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.99 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.99
in 2019
All-time low
0.012
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.99 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1900.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Strong Elected Local Governments Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.012 | — |
| 1901 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.023 | +91.7% |
| 1921 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.219 | +852.2% |
| 1934 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.295 | +34.7% |
| 1940 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.652 | +121.0% |
| 1949 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.837 | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.873 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.959 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.87, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.99 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.881, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1678 | 0.023 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3664 | 0.295 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.652 | 0.652 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.837 | 0.837 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9083 | 0.837 | 0.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strong elected local governments index in Sri Lanka?
- Strong elected local governments index in Sri Lanka was 0.99 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1900.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for strong elected local governments index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.