Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Chief executive of the government is elected

Namibia
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is elected over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.