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Name: Countries with Presidents
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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by system of government - Wiki; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; National Governments: Presidents and Prime Ministers - European Institute for Gender Equality; Among democracies, U.S. stands out in how it chooses its head of state - Pew Research.

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Countries with Presidents

Countries with Presidents: compare 144 countries on 4 metrics.

Politics & Government144 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Feb 15, 2025Original page

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144 countries


Albania	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Algeria	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Angola	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Argentina	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Armenia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Austria	Semi-presidential	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Azerbaijan	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Bangladesh	Semi-presidential	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Barbados	Semi-presidential	Ceremonial	—	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Belarus	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Benin	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Bolivia	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Botswana	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Brazil	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Bulgaria	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Burkina Faso	Military junta	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Burundi	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Cameroon	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Cape Verde	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Central African Republic	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Chad	Semi-presidential	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Chile	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
China	One-party state	Collective	Authoritarian	The president of the People's Republic of China and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress function collectively as head of state. The state president functions as the state representative of China
Colombia	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Comoros	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Costa Rica	Full presidential	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Croatia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Cuba	One-party state	Executive	Authoritarian	Power constitutionally linked to a single political party
Cyprus	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Czechia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Djibouti	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Dominica	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	—	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Dominican Republic	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
DR Congo	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Ecuador	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Egypt	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
El Salvador	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Equatorial Guinea	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Eritrea	One-party state	Executive	Authoritarian	Power constitutionally linked to a single political party
Estonia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Ethiopia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Authoritarian	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Fiji	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Finland	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
France	Semi-presidential	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Gabon	Military junta	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Gambia	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Georgia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Germany	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Ghana	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Greece	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Guatemala	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Guinea	Military junta	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Guinea-Bissau	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Guyana	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Haiti	Provisional government	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Honduras	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Hungary	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Iceland	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
India	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Indonesia	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Iran	Theocratic republic	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Iraq	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Authoritarian	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Ireland	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Israel	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Italy	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Ivory Coast	Semi-presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Kazakhstan	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Kenya	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Kiribati	Parliamentary republic	Executive	—	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Kyrgyzstan	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Laos	One-party state	Executive	Authoritarian	Power constitutionally linked to a single political party
Latvia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Lebanon	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Authoritarian	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Liberia	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Lithuania	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Madagascar	Semi-presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Malawi	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Maldives	Full presidential	Executive	—	Presidency is independent of legislature
Mali	Military junta	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Malta	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Marshall Islands	Parliamentary republic	Executive	—	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Mauritania	Semi-presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Mauritius	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Full Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Mexico	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Micronesia	Assembly-independent republic	Executive	—	Ministry, including the president, is subject to parliamentary confidence or presidency/directory is elected by the legislature
Moldova	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Mongolia	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Montenegro	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Mozambique	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Myanmar	Military junta	Transitional president	Authoritarian	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Namibia	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Nauru	Parliamentary republic	Executive	—	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Nepal	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Hybrid Regime	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Nicaragua	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Niger	Military junta	Transitional president	—	All authority vested in a committee of the nation's military leaders for the duration of a state of emergency; constitutional provisions for government are suspended
Nigeria	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
North Macedonia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Pakistan	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Authoritarian	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Palau	Full presidential	Executive	—	Presidency is independent of legislature
Palestine	Provisional government	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Panama	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Paraguay	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Peru	Semi-presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Philippines	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Poland	Semi-presidential	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence[
Portugal	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Republic of the Congo	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Romania	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Russia	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Rwanda	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Senegal	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Serbia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Seychelles	Full presidential	Executive	—	Presidency is independent of legislature
Sierra Leone	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Singapore	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Slovakia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Slovenia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	Flawed Democracy	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Somalia	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	—	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
South Africa	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
South Korea	Full presidential	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Sri Lanka	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Suriname	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Switzerland	Assembly-independent republic	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency or Directory is elected by legislature; ministry may be, or not be, subject to parliamentary confidence
Syria	Provisional government	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Taiwan	Semi-presidential	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Tajikistan	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Tanzania	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Timor-Leste	Semi-presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Togo	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Trinidad and Tobago	Parliamentary republic	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Tunisia	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Turkey	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Turkmenistan	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Uganda	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Ukraine	Semi-presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency independent of legislature; ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
United States	Full presidential	Executive	Flawed Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Uruguay	Full presidential	Executive	Full Democracy	Presidency is independent of legislature
Uzbekistan	Semi-presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Vanuatu	Parliamentary republic	Ceremonial	—	Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
Venezuela	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature
Vietnam	One-party state	Executive	Authoritarian	Power constitutionally linked to a single political party
Zambia	Full presidential	Executive	Hybrid Regime	Presidency is independent of legislature
Zimbabwe	Full presidential	Executive	Authoritarian	Presidency is independent of legislature

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Where does this countries with presidents data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by system of government - Wiki; Democracy Index 2023 - EIU; National Governments: Presidents and Prime Ministers - European Institute for Gender Equality; Among democracies, U.S. stands out in how it chooses its head of state - Pew Research.

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