France vs Malta: Chief executive of the government is elected
France
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.
France ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, France or Malta?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between France and Malta?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- France ranks 1st and Malta 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.