Number of local governments (number) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
17,747
Russian Federation
Lowest
0
Barbados
Median
68
Years covered
21
2005β2025
Data points
779
What the numbers show
Number of local governments (number) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 17,747 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 68, and the mean is 636.03.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 2,849.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia, Republic of (down 91.0%).
Number of local governments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 17,747 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 2 | Thailand | 7,772 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Burundi | 3,539 | 2024 | up 2,849.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 3,181 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 1,891 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Japan | 1,718 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 1,715 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 1,103 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Nepal | 753 | 2019 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 10 | India | 742 | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 514 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 503 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Australia | 451 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 410 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 402 | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 16 | Samoa | 362 | 2023 | up 2,485.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 345 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Guatemala | 340 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 310 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 308 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 290 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 265 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Ghana | 261 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Ecuador | 245 | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 243 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Kyrgyz Republic | 235 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia, Republic of | 212 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Serbia, Republic of | 174 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Mozambique, Republic of | 154 | 2025 | up 1,300.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus, Republic of | 128 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | France | 101 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 92 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 90 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia, Republic of | 79 | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 35 | Benin | 77 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 73 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Armenia, Republic of | 71 | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 68 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 65 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Algeria | 58 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 41 | Namibia | 57 | 2024 | up 307.1% | rising |
| 42 | Malawi | 34 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Botswana | 32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Mexico | 32 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 27 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Switzerland | 26 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Montenegro | 24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 24 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kiribati | 23 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Mongolia | 22 | 2021 | β | rising |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 22 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 20 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 54 | Angola | 18 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 55 | Poland, Republic of | 16 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | New Zealand | 16 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Myanmar | 15 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Liberia | 15 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Jamaica | 14 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 60 | Canada | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Fiji, Republic of | 14 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Malaysia | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 14 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Naoero, Republic of | 14 | 2022 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Mauritius | 12 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 10 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2022 | β | rising |
| 69 | Kuwait | 8 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Gambia, The | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.