Cameroon vs France: Chief executive of the government is elected
Cameroon
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
France rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Cameroon
- France
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Cameroon or France?
- Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Cameroon and France?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and France?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and France rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and France 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.