Canada vs France: Chief executive of the government is elected
Canada
1
in 2025
France
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
France rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | France |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | France |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 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, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Canada and France?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Canada ranks 1st and France 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.