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

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was El Salvador ahead.

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

Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1900s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1910s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1920s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1940s 0.3 0 0.3 El Salvador
1950s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1960s 0.8 0.5 0.3 El Salvador
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Zimbabwe
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 Zimbabwe
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 0.9 0.1 El Salvador
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 Zimbabwe?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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
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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.