Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Chief executive of the government is elected
Tajikistan
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 158 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Tajikistan ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Tajikistan 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.