El Salvador vs Malta: Elections for the governments chief executive

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Malta rank
1st

Elections for the governments chief executive over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malta
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malta Difference Ahead
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 1 El Salvador
1920s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1940s 0.3 0.3 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 0.8 1 0.2 Malta
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Malta
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 Malta
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 Malta?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between El Salvador and Malta?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Elections for the governments chief executive
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed