Elected Political Leaders Index by country
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).
Countries reporting
173
Highest
1
Angola
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
1
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,113
What the numbers show
Elected Political Leaders Index is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 1 in Angola; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.81.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 95.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Elected Political Leaders Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 126 | India | 0.996 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Uganda | 0.986 | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Italy | 0.985 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Kenya | 0.982 | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Egypt | 0.976 | 2025 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 0.976 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Iraq | 0.972 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Zambia | 0.967 | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Gambia | 0.955 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Colombia | 0.952 | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Comoros | 0.932 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 0.925 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Rwanda | 0.916 | 2025 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Tanzania | 0.91 | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Burundi | 0.906 | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 0.903 | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.886 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Iran | 0.5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Laos | 0.5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 0.5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0.5 | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Morocco | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | North Korea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Palestine | 0 | 1948 | — | flat |
| 147 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 147 | Syria | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Vietnam | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Vatican | 0 | 1870 | — | flat |
About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).