Ecuador vs Equatorial Guinea: Chief executive of the government is elected
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 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, Ecuador or Equatorial Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea 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.