Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Vatican
Vatican: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index was 0 in 1870. ▼ Falling
Latest (1870)
0
World rank
138th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.014
in 1789
All-time low
0
in 1860
Years of data
78
1789–1870
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Vatican, 1789–1870
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0 for strong elected regional governments index in 1870. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
Over the whole period, strong elected regional governments index in Vatican peaked at 0.014 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1860.
That places Vatican 138th out of 175 countries with data for 1870, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 78 years of available data.
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.014 | — |
| 1790 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 6 |
| 1820s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 135 Saudi Arabia 0.004 compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 0.003
- 137 Eritrea 0.002
- 138 Bahrain 0
- 138 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 138 Barbados 0
- 138 Botswana 0
- 138 Cape Verde 0
- 138 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 138 Cyprus 0
- 138 Estonia 0 compare
- 138 Hong Kong 0
- 138 Iceland 0
- 138 Ireland 0 compare
- 138 Israel 0 compare
- 138 Jamaica 0
- 138 Kuwait 0
- 138 Latvia 0 compare
- 138 Libya 0
- 138 Lithuania 0 compare
- 138 Luxembourg 0
- 138 Malawi 0
- 138 Malta 0
- 138 Mauritius 0
- 138 Montenegro 0
- 138 New Zealand 0 compare
- 138 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 138 Oman 0
- 138 Portugal 0 compare
- 138 Qatar 0
- 138 Serbia 0 compare
- 138 Seychelles 0
- 138 Sierra Leone 0
- 138 Singapore 0
- 138 Slovenia 0 compare
- 138 Taiwan 0 compare
- 138 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 138 Uganda 0
- 138 Vanuatu 0
More reference data data for Vatican
- Democracy 0 (1861)
- Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score -2.2 (1870)
- Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score -2.58 (1870)
- Private Civil Liberties Index 0.072 (1870)
- Meaningful democratic electoral institutions 0 (1870)
- Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 0 (1861)
- Elected Political Leaders Index 0 (1870)
- Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)
- Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index 0.154 (1870)
- Equal Access to Power Index 0.034 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strong elected regional governments index in Vatican?
- Strong elected regional governments index in Vatican was 0 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 in 1789.
- What is the lowest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1860.
- How does Vatican rank for strong elected regional governments index?
- Vatican ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 1870.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Regional 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 regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.