El Salvador vs New Zealand: Chief executive of the government is elected

El Salvador
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1840s 0.8889 0 0.8889 El Salvador
1850s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1860s 0.8 0.5 0.3 El Salvador
1870s 0.9 1 0.1 New Zealand
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 New Zealand
1890s 0.8 1 0.2 New Zealand
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.9 1 0.1 New Zealand
1940s 0.3 1 0.7 New Zealand
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.8 1 0.2 New Zealand
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 New Zealand
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 New Zealand
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 New Zealand?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between El Salvador and New Zealand?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
El Salvador ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 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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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
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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.