Germany vs Sweden: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Germany

in 2025

Sweden

in 2025

Germany rank

1st

Sweden rank

1st

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

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 191 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Germany
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Sweden
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.