Chile vs El Salvador: Elections for the governments chief executive
Chile
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 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 elections for the governments chief executive, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Chile ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.