Austria vs El Salvador: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Austria
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time

  • Austria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.

Austria ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0.8 0.8 El Salvador
1850s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1860s 0 0.3 0.3 El Salvador
1870s 0 0.5 0.5 El Salvador
1880s 0 0.7 0.7 El Salvador
1890s 0 0.6 0.6 El Salvador
1900s 0 0.6 0.6 El Salvador
1910s 0.2 0.6 0.4 El Salvador
1920s 1 0.7 0.3 Austria
1930s 0.4444 0.4444 0 —
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 Austria
1950s 1 0.4 0.6 Austria
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Austria
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 Austria
1980s 1 0.6 0.4 Austria
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 chosen in multi-party elections, Austria or El Salvador?
Austria, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Austria and El Salvador?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and El Salvador?
182 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Austria and El Salvador rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
Austria ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.