Number of local governments (number) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of local governments (number) was 22 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 82 countries
All-time high
22
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of local governments in Mongolia, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 22 for number of local governments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
That places Mongolia 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments (number) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 22 | — |
| 2017 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 54 Marshall Islands 24 compare
- 54 Montenegro 24
- 56 Kiribati 23 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 22 compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 20 compare
- 60 Angola 18
More public sector data for Mongolia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -88 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Mongolia?
- Number of local governments in Mongolia was 22 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of local governments?
- Mongolia ranks 57th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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