Ecuador vs Germany: Chief executive of the government is elected

Ecuador
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • Ecuador
  • Germany
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Germany 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.