Canada vs El Salvador: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Canada
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, 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 Canada and El Salvador?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Canada 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.