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

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 36 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Thailand ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1850s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1860s 0.3 0 0.3 El Salvador
1870s 0.5 0 0.5 El Salvador
1880s 0.7 0 0.7 El Salvador
1890s 0.6 0 0.6 El Salvador
1900s 0.6 0 0.6 El Salvador
1910s 0.6 0 0.6 El Salvador
1920s 0.7 0 0.7 El Salvador
1930s 0.4 0.7 0.3 Thailand
1940s 0.3 0.6 0.3 Thailand
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 El Salvador
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1970s 0.9 0.2 0.7 El Salvador
1980s 0.6 1 0.4 Thailand
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 El Salvador
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 El Salvador
2010s 1 0.4 0.6 El Salvador
2020s 1 0.5 0.5 El Salvador

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, El Salvador or Thailand?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between El Salvador and Thailand?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Thailand 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

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.