Denmark vs Lesotho: Chief executive of the government is elected

Denmark
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • Denmark
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.