Belize vs El Salvador: Chief executive of the government is elected
Belize
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belize |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belize |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Belize or El Salvador?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Belize ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.