El Salvador vs Japan: Elections for the governments chief executive
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Japan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 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, El Salvador or Japan?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Japan 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.