Tonga vs Uganda: Chief executive of the government is elected
Tonga
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Tonga rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Tonga
- Uganda
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
Across all 132 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uganda |
| 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, Tonga or Uganda?
- Tonga, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Tonga and Uganda?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uganda?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Uganda rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Uganda 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.
Individual pages
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.