Germany vs Sweden: Chief executive of the government is elected
Germany
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Germany and Sweden?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Germany ranks 1st and Sweden 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.