El Salvador vs Sweden: Chief executive of the government is elected

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Sweden ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1850s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1860s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1870s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1900s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1910s 1 0.3 0.7 El Salvador
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.9 1 0.1 Sweden
1940s 0.3 1 0.7 Sweden
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.8 1 0.2 Sweden
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Sweden
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 Sweden
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, El Salvador or Sweden?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between El Salvador and Sweden?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sweden 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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Indicator
Chief executive of the government is elected
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.