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The Strongman Index
Leaders who concentrate executive power, weaken checks and balances, or test democratic norms — tracked without being classified as outright dictators.
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6 entries
Elected
23 yrs
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkey
President since 2014 (PM since 2003)
Elected
12 yrs
Narendra Modi
India
Prime Minister since 2014
Elected
17 yrs
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Prime Minister since 2009
Elected
7 yrs
Nayib Bukele
El Salvador
President since 2019
Elected
9 yrs
Aleksandar Vučić
Serbia
President since 2017
Elected
1 yrs
Donald Trump
United States
President since 2025