El Salvador vs Namibia: Chief executive of the government is elected
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- El Salvador
- Namibia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | 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 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 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, El Salvador or Namibia?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between El Salvador and Namibia?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Namibia 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.