Namibia vs East Timor: Chief executive of the government is elected

Namibia
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • Namibia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was East Timor ahead.

Namibia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Chief executive of the government is elected
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.