Number of local governments (number) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
17,747
Russian Federation
Lowest
1
Qatar
Median
71
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
813
What the numbers show
Number of local governments (number) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 17,747 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 1 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 71, and the mean is 819.14.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,747.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 2,849.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 91.0%).
Number of local governments (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 17,747 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 1 | Russia | 17,747 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 7,772 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Burundi | 3,539 | 2024 | up 2,849.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 3,181 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 1,891 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Japan | 1,718 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Philippines | 1,715 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Colombia | 1,103 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Nepal | 753 | 2019 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 11 | India | 742 | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 514 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 503 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 451 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 410 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 402 | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 17 | Samoa | 362 | 2023 | up 2,485.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 345 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 340 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Guatemala | 340 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 310 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 308 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 290 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 265 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 261 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Ecuador | 245 | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 27 | South Korea | 243 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 243 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 235 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 212 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 188 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Serbia | 174 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Mozambique | 154 | 2025 | up 1,300.0% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 128 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | France | 101 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 92 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 90 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Estonia | 79 | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 39 | Benin | 77 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Eswatini | 73 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Armenia | 71 | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 68 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 65 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 60 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Algeria | 58 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | 57 | 2024 | up 307.1% | rising |
| 47 | United States | 56 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Malawi | 34 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Mexico | 32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Botswana | 32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 27 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Egypt | 27 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Switzerland | 26 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Montenegro | 24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 24 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Kiribati | 23 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 22 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Mongolia | 22 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 20 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 18 | 2018 | — | flat |
| 61 | New Zealand | 16 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Poland | 16 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Liberia | 15 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Myanmar | 15 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 66 | Malaysia | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Nauru | 14 | 2022 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Jamaica | 14 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 66 | Fiji | 14 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Czechia | 14 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Canada | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Naoero | 14 | 2022 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritius | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Jordan | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 8 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Gambia | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Qatar | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.