India vs Italy: Chief executive of the government is elected
India
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 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, India or Italy?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between India and Italy?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- India ranks 1st and Italy 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.