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Strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Strong elected local governments index was 0.793 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.793
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
94th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.901
in 2018
All-time low
0.692
in 1967
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe stood at 0.793.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.901 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.692, in 1967.

Zimbabwe ranks 94th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.726 —
1901 0.726 +0.0%
1902 0.726 +0.0%
1903 0.726 +0.0%
1904 0.726 +0.0%
1905 0.726 +0.0%
1906 0.726 +0.0%
1907 0.726 +0.0%
1908 0.726 +0.0%
1909 0.726 +0.0%
1910 0.726 +0.0%
1911 0.726 +0.0%
1912 0.726 +0.0%
1913 0.726 +0.0%
1914 0.726 +0.0%
1915 0.726 +0.0%
1916 0.726 +0.0%
1917 0.726 +0.0%
1918 0.726 +0.0%
1919 0.726 +0.0%
1920 0.726 +0.0%
1921 0.726 +0.0%
1922 0.726 +0.0%
1923 0.726 +0.0%
1924 0.726 +0.0%
1925 0.726 +0.0%
1926 0.726 +0.0%
1927 0.726 +0.0%
1928 0.726 +0.0%
1929 0.726 +0.0%
1930 0.726 +0.0%
1931 0.726 +0.0%
1932 0.726 +0.0%
1933 0.726 +0.0%
1934 0.726 +0.0%
1935 0.726 +0.0%
1936 0.726 +0.0%
1937 0.726 +0.0%
1938 0.726 +0.0%
1939 0.726 +0.0%
1940 0.726 +0.0%
1941 0.726 +0.0%
1942 0.726 +0.0%
1943 0.726 +0.0%
1944 0.726 +0.0%
1945 0.726 +0.0%
1946 0.726 +0.0%
1947 0.726 +0.0%
1948 0.726 +0.0%
1949 0.726 +0.0%
1950 0.726 +0.0%
1951 0.726 +0.0%
1952 0.726 +0.0%
1953 0.726 +0.0%
1954 0.726 +0.0%
1955 0.726 +0.0%
1956 0.726 +0.0%
1957 0.726 +0.0%
1958 0.726 +0.0%
1959 0.726 +0.0%
1960 0.726 +0.0%
1961 0.726 +0.0%
1962 0.726 +0.0%
1963 0.726 +0.0%
1964 0.726 +0.0%
1965 0.726 +0.0%
1966 0.726 +0.0%
1967 0.692 -4.7%
1968 0.692 +0.0%
1969 0.692 +0.0%
1970 0.692 +0.0%
1971 0.692 +0.0%
1972 0.692 +0.0%
1973 0.692 +0.0%
1974 0.692 +0.0%
1975 0.692 +0.0%
1976 0.692 +0.0%
1977 0.692 +0.0%
1978 0.692 +0.0%
1979 0.692 +0.0%
1980 0.886 +28.0%
1981 0.886 +0.0%
1982 0.886 +0.0%
1983 0.886 +0.0%
1984 0.886 +0.0%
1985 0.886 +0.0%
1986 0.886 +0.0%
1987 0.886 +0.0%
1988 0.886 +0.0%
1989 0.886 +0.0%
1990 0.886 +0.0%
1991 0.886 +0.0%
1992 0.886 +0.0%
1993 0.886 +0.0%
1994 0.886 +0.0%
1995 0.886 +0.0%
1996 0.886 +0.0%
1997 0.886 +0.0%
1998 0.886 +0.0%
1999 0.886 +0.0%
2000 0.883 -0.3%
2001 0.883 +0.0%
2002 0.883 +0.0%
2003 0.883 +0.0%
2004 0.883 +0.0%
2005 0.864 -2.2%
2006 0.864 +0.0%
2007 0.864 +0.0%
2008 0.864 +0.0%
2009 0.864 +0.0%
2010 0.864 +0.0%
2011 0.864 +0.0%
2012 0.864 +0.0%
2013 0.864 +0.0%
2014 0.864 +0.0%
2015 0.864 +0.0%
2016 0.864 +0.0%
2017 0.894 +3.5%
2018 0.901 +0.8%
2019 0.889 -1.3%
2020 0.802 -9.8%
2021 0.802 +0.0%
2022 0.802 +0.0%
2023 0.713 -11.1%
2024 0.754 +5.8%
2025 0.793 +5.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.793 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.732, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.793 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7165, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1910s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1920s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1930s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1940s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1950s 0.726 0.726 0.726 10
1960s 0.7158 0.692 0.726 10
1970s 0.692 0.692 0.692 10
1980s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1990s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
2000s 0.8735 0.864 0.883 10
2010s 0.8732 0.864 0.901 10
2020s 0.7777 0.713 0.802 6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 91 Oman 0.806 compare
  2. 92 Comoros 0.805 compare
  3. 93 Benin 0.801 compare
  4. 95 Maldives 0.77 compare
  5. 96 Vanuatu 0.769 compare
  6. 97 Senegal 0.765 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe?
Strong elected local governments index in Zimbabwe was 0.793 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2018.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.692 in 1967.
How does Zimbabwe rank for strong elected local governments index?
Zimbabwe ranks 94th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from 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
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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