Canada vs Sao Tome and Principe: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Canada
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Canada ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.