Chad vs Gabon: Chief executive of the government is elected

Chad
1
in 2025
Gabon
1
in 2025
Chad rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • Chad
  • Gabon
00.20.40.60.81188519552025

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1 against 1 in Gabon, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Gabon ahead.

Chad ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Chief executive of the government is elected
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.