Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Chief executive of the government is elected
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Malaysia |
| 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, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.