Benin vs East Timor: Chief executive of the government is elected
Benin
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Benin
- East Timor
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was East Timor ahead.
Benin ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Benin |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Benin |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Benin |
| 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, Benin or East Timor?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Benin and East Timor?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Timor?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Benin and East Timor rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Benin ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 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.