Electoral System Design Database

Electoral system for the president

Theme Electoral System Design Database
Description This data shows electoral system for presidential elections.

Breakdown by continent

Continent TRS FPTP STV No data Not applicable Other Countries researched
Africa 38
(70.4%)
6
(11.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(14.8%)
2
(3.7%)
54
Americas 13
(31.0%)
7
(16.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
22
(52.4%)
0
(0.0%)
42
Asia 14
(29.2%)
6
(12.5%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
27
(56.3%)
1
(2.1%)
48
Europe 21
(43.8%)
2
(4.2%)
1
(2.1%)
0
(0.0%)
24
(50.0%)
0
(0.0%)
48
Oceania 1
(6.3%)
1
(6.3%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
14
(87.5%)
0
(0.0%)
16
Other 0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
9
(100.0%)
0
(0.0%)
9
Total 87 22 1 0 104 3 217

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2018 TRS
Albania 2021 Not applicable
Algeria 2021 TRS
Andorra 2023 Not applicable
Angola 2022 Other
Anguilla 2020 Not applicable
Antigua and Barbuda 2023 Not applicable
Argentina 2023 TRS
Armenia 2021 Not applicable
Aruba 2021 Not applicable
Australia 2022 Not applicable
Austria 2024 TRS
Azerbaijan 2024 FPTP
Bahamas 2021 Not applicable
Bahrain 2022 Not applicable
Bangladesh 2024 Not applicable
Barbados 2022 Not applicable
Belarus 2024 TRS
Belgium 2024 Not applicable
Belize 2020 Not applicable
Benin 2023 TRS
Bermuda 2020 Not applicable
Bhutan 2023 Not applicable
Bolivia 2020 TRS
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 FPTP
Botswana 2024 TRS
Brazil 2022 TRS
Brunei Darussalam 2017 Not applicable
Bulgaria 2023 TRS
Burkina Faso 2020 TRS
Burundi 2020 TRS
Cabo Verde 2021 TRS
Cambodia 2023 Not applicable
Cameroon 2020 FPTP
Canada 2021 Not applicable
Cayman Islands 2021 Not applicable
Central African Republic 2020 TRS
Chad 1997 TRS
Chile 2021 TRS
China 2017 Not applicable
Colombia 2022 TRS
Comoros 2020 TRS
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2023 FPTP
Cook Islands 2022 Not applicable
Costa Rica 2022 TRS
Croatia 2024 TRS
Cuba 2023 Not applicable
Cyprus 2021 TRS
Cyprus (North) 2022 TRS
Czechia 2021 TRS
Côte d'Ivoire 2021 TRS
Denmark 2022 Not applicable
Djibouti 2023 TRS
Dominica 2022 Not applicable
Dominican Republic 2020 TRS
Ecuador 2021 TRS
Egypt 2020 TRS
El Salvador 2024 TRS
Equatorial Guinea 2022 FPTP
Eritrea 2017 Not applicable
Estonia 2023 Not applicable
Eswatini 2023 Not applicable
Ethiopia 2021 Not applicable
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2021 Not applicable
Fiji 2022 Not applicable
Finland 2023 TRS
France 2022 TRS
Gabon 2023 TRS
Georgia 2024 Not applicable
Germany 2021 Not applicable
Ghana 2020 TRS
Gibraltar 2023 Not applicable
Greece 2023 Not applicable
Greenland 2021 Not applicable
Grenada 2022 Not applicable
Guatemala 2023 TRS
Guernsey 2020 Not applicable
Guinea 2020 TRS
Guinea-Bissau 2023 TRS
Guyana 2020 Not applicable
Haiti 2021 TRS
Holy See (Vatican City State) 2017 Not applicable
Honduras 2021 FPTP
Hungary 2022 Not applicable
Iceland 2021 FPTP
India 2024 Not applicable
Indonesia 2024 TRS
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2024 TRS
Iraq 2021 Not applicable
Ireland 2020 STV
Isle of Man 2021 Not applicable
Israel 2022 Not applicable
Italy 2022 Not applicable
Jamaica 2020 Not applicable
Japan 2021 Not applicable
Jersey 2022 Not applicable
Jordan 2024 Not applicable
Kazakhstan 2023 TRS
Kenya 2022 TRS
Kiribati 2020 FPTP
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of 2005 Not applicable
Korea, Republic of 2024 FPTP
Kosovo 2021 Not applicable
Kuwait 2024 Not applicable
Kyrgyzstan 2021 TRS
Lao People's Dem. Republic 2021 Not applicable
Latvia 2022 Not applicable
Lebanon 2022 Not applicable
Lesotho 2022 Not applicable
Liberia 2023 TRS
Libya 2012 In transition
Liechtenstein 2021 Not applicable
Lithuania 2024 TRS
Luxembourg 2023 Not applicable
Madagascar 2024 TRS
Malawi 2020 TRS
Malaysia 2022 Not applicable
Maldives 2024 TRS
Mali 2020 TRS
Malta 2022 Not applicable
Marshall Islands 2023 Not applicable
Mauritania 2023 TRS
Mauritius 2019 Not applicable
Mexico 2021 FPTP
Micronesia, Federated States of 2023 Not applicable
Moldova, Republic of 2021 TRS
Monaco 2023 Not applicable
Mongolia 2020 TRS
Montenegro 2023 TRS
Montserrat 2019 Not applicable
Morocco 2021 Not applicable
Mozambique 2019 TRS
Myanmar 2020 Not applicable
Namibia 2019 TRS
Nauru 2022 Not applicable
Nepal 2022 Not applicable
Netherlands 2023 Not applicable
Netherlands Antilles 1998 Not applicable
New Zealand 2023 Not applicable
Nicaragua 2021 FPTP
Niger 2020 TRS
Nigeria 2023 TRS
Niue 2023 Not applicable
North Macedonia, Republic of 2024 TRS
Norway 2021 Not applicable
Oman 2023 Not applicable
Pakistan 2024 Not applicable
Palau 2020 TRS
Panama 2024 FPTP
Papua New Guinea 2022 Not applicable
Paraguay 2023 FPTP
Peru 2021 TRS
Philippines 2022 FPTP
Pitcairn Islands 2005 Not applicable
Poland 2023 TRS
Portugal 2024 TRS
Qatar 2021 Not applicable
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2022 TRS
Romania 2020 TRS
Russian Federation 2024 TRS
Rwanda 2018 FPTP
Saint Helena 2021 Not applicable
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2022 Not applicable
Saint Lucia 2021 Not applicable
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020 Not applicable
Samoa 2021 Not applicable
San Marino 2019 Not applicable
Saudi Arabia 2021 Not applicable
Senegal 2022 TRS
Serbia 2023 TRS
Seychelles 2020 TRS
Sierra Leone 2018 TRS
Singapore 2020 FPTP
Slovakia 2023 TRS
Slovenia 2022 TRS
Solomon Islands 2024 Not applicable
Somalia 2022 Not applicable
South Africa 2019 Not applicable
South Sudan 2010 TRS
Spain 2023 Not applicable
Sri Lanka 2020 SV
State of Palestine 1996 FPTP
Sudan 2000 TRS
Suriname 2020 Not applicable
Sweden 2022 Not applicable
Switzerland 2023 Not applicable
Syrian Arab Republic 2020 TRS
São Tomé and Príncipe 2022 TRS
Taiwan 2024 FPTP
Tajikistan 2020 TRS
Tanzania, United Republic of 2020 FPTP
Thailand 2023 Not applicable
The Gambia 2022 FPTP
Timor-Leste 2023 TRS
Togo 2020 TRS
Tokelau 2023 Not applicable
Tonga 2021 Not applicable
Trinidad and Tobago 2020 Not applicable
Tunisia 2024 TRS
Turkey 2023 TRS
Turkmenistan 2023 TRS
Turks and Caicos Islands 2021 Not applicable
Tuvalu 2024 Not applicable
Uganda 2021 TRS
Ukraine 2019 TRS
United Arab Emirates 2023 Not applicable
United Kingdom 2019 Not applicable
United States 2024 FPTP
Uruguay 2024 TRS
Uzbekistan 2024 TRS
Vanuatu 2022 Not applicable
Venezuela 2020 FPTP
Viet Nam 2021 Not applicable
Virgin Islands, British 2023 Not applicable
Yemen 1993 TRS
Zambia 2021 TRS
Zimbabwe 2023 TRS
Total number of countries in selected sample: 217
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