Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.