Germany vs United States: Chief executive of the government is elected
Germany
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Germany and United States?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Germany ranks 1st and United States 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.