Belgium vs El Salvador: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Belgium
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 14 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 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, Belgium or El Salvador?
- Belgium, 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 Belgium and El Salvador?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Belgium 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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About this data
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.