Side by side, never added together
Local government
Counties, cities, councils and municipalities. Each region’s population is its own cohort, drawn from that country’s own register and scored against the same Index. There is no figure across regions: it would be a number about whichever region has more sites.
5 populations, 5 measured
Local government in each region
| Region | Population | Median and spread | Scanned | Gated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | US Counties
Every US county and county equivalent.
US Census Bureau, with CISA and Wikidata |
33
· 13–76
|
3016/3144 | 2636 of 3016 |
| United States | US Cities (Top 1,000)
The 1,000 most populous US cities.
US Census Bureau, with CISA and Wikidata |
28
· 28–66
|
974/1000 | 926 of 974 |
| United Kingdom | UK Councils
Every principal local authority in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Government Digital Service (GOV.UK) |
61
· 29–77
|
320/382 | 97 of 320 |
| Canada | Canada Regional Governments
Upper-tier and regional governments: counties and regional municipalities, regional districts and MRCs.
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec; Province of British Columbia (BC Geographic Warehouse); Statistics Canada; Wikidata |
57
· 28–72
|
130/148 | 49 of 130 |
| Canada | Canada Municipalities
Every municipal government in Canada, largest by population first.
Statistics Canada; Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec; Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Wikidata |
53
· 25–77
|
2366/3493 | 1114 of 2366 |
Purple line is the median. Grey band is the middle half of the range. A population drawn from a different kind of register is not the same population: the UK’s schools are schools, where the US cohort is the districts that run them.
Comparisons
The other comparisons
- Universities and colleges · Higher education in each region, measured against the same Index.
- Schools and school systems · The bodies that run public schooling, and in the UK the schools themselves.
- Hospitals and health systems · Where patients look for care.
- National government · The websites central governments run on hosts of their own.
- Legislators · Elected members and the websites each publishes.
- States, provinces and devolved governments · The level between national and local government.
- Banks and credit unions · Deposit-takers, where trust and accuracy are the product.
- Charities and nonprofits · The largest charitable organizations.