Suriname vs Turkmenistan: Chief executive of the government is elected
Suriname
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Suriname
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 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, Suriname or Turkmenistan?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Turkmenistan rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.