Gambia vs Malta: Chief executive of the government is elected
Gambia
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Gambia
- Malta
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 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, Gambia or Malta?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Gambia and Malta?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malta?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malta rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Gambia ranks 1st and Malta 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.