Italy vs South Korea: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Italy
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Italy and South Korea?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Italy ranks 1st and South Korea 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.