Colombia vs El Salvador: Elections for the governments chief executive
Colombia
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections for the governments chief executive, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Colombia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 198 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.