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SNG-WOFI: Number of subnational governments and municipality size

This dataset includes data on the size of municipalities and the number of subnational governments in each country, distinguishing between municipal, intermediate and regional governments (when relevant).<br/><br/>The OECD/UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI) initiative is the world's leading source of internationally comparable data and analysis on multi-level governance and subnational finance frameworks. The 2022 edition includes data from 135 countries, covering almost 90% of the world surface area, 93% of the world population and 94% of global GDP.<br/><br/>For more information, please visit our website <a href="https://www.sng-wofi.org/">World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment</a>.

oecd-sdmx:DSD_SNG_WOFI@DF_SNG_STRUCT

SNG-WOFI: Number of subnational governments and municipality size

OECD.CFE.RDG

Publisher
OECD.CFE.RDG
Source
OECD Data Explorer (oecd-sdmx)
Status
Active
Formats
SDMX-JSON
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (Data) · open
Standard
SDMX 2.1
Countries
133 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
oecd-sdmx:DSD_SNG_WOFI@DF_SNG_STRUCT
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

SNG-WOFI: Number of subnational governments and municipality size carries observations for 133 countries and areas:

Angola · Albania · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bolivia · Brazil · Bhutan · Botswana · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China (People’s Republic of) · Côte d’Ivoire · Cameroon · Colombia · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Ecuador · Egypt · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia · Greece · Guatemala · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · Indonesia · India · Ireland · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Cambodia · Korea · Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Liberia · Sri Lanka · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Mexico · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · New Zealand · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Paraguay · Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip · Romania · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Somalia · Serbia · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Tunisia · Türkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela · Viet Nam · Kosovo · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe