LEADERS

Who leads the world, right now, and who did then.

Every current head of state and government we track, from sovereign states and their constituents and territories to the intergovernmental bodies they belong to. Filter by continent, type, or membership, or flip on the time machine to see who held any office in a given month and year.

Data as of · Current leaders last checked against Wikidata.

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Donald Trump (Pres.)North America · Score 2615.5 · Since 2025-01-20
China221 BC–
Xi Jinping (Pres. (PRC))Asia · Score 1616.4 · Since 2013-03-14
Andy Burnham (PM)Charles III (Monarch)Europe · Score 545.7 · Since 2026-07-20
Germany1415–
Friedrich Merz (Federal Chanc.)Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Pres.)Europe · Score 446.1 · Since 2025-02-25
France768–
Emmanuel Macron (Pres.)Europe · Score 425.3 · Since 2017-05-14
Italy1720–
Giorgia Meloni (PM)Sergio Mattarella (Pres.)Europe · Score 369.0 · Since 2022-10-22
Japan539–
Sanae Takaichi (PM)Naruhito (Monarch)Asia · Score 368.4 · Since 2024-11-11
India1526–
Narendra Modi (PM)Droupadi Murmu (Pres.)Asia · Score 329.3 · Since 2014-05-26
Spain1479–
Pedro Sánchez (PM)King Felipe VI (Monarch)Europe · Score 316.2 · Since 2018-06-02
Canada1867–
Mark Carney (PM)Charles III (Monarch)North America · Score 291.9 · Since 2025-03-14
Brazil1815–
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Pres.)South America · Score 279.0 · Since 2023-01-01
Australia1901–
Anthony Albanese (PM)Charles III (Monarch)Asia · Score 259.8 · Since 2022-05-23

204 offices shown (current).

What happens next

Who heads government after each election we forecast in the next two years, and terms a constitution ends.

Who is New Zealand's prime minister after the 7 November 2026 election?

Locks 7 Nov 2026 · Resolves 31 Dec 2026

OutcomeOursMarket
Christopher Luxon77%50%
Chris Hipkins9%49%
No government formed14%—

Market: Polymarket prices, 30 Oct 2026, overround removed. For comparison only, not betting advice.

Leadership history · Country profile · From our election forecast.

Which bloc wins a majority in Spain's Congress on 29 November 2026?

Locks 29 Nov 2026 · Resolves 29 Nov 2026

OutcomeOurs
PP and Vox (176+ seats)97%
Sánchez's investiture bloc (176+)2%
Neither1%

Leadership history · Country profile · From our election forecast.

Does Emmanuel Macron's term as President of France end by 13 May 2027?

Resolves 14 May 2027

Ours
Chance of yes100%

Leadership history · Country profile · Fixed by the constitution.

Does Bongbong Marcos's term as President of the Philippines end by 30 June 2028?

Resolves 30 Jun 2028

Ours
Chance of yes100%

Leadership history · Country profile · Fixed by the constitution.

How these forecasts workv1.0

Nothing here is a separate model. Each election question reads the probability our election forecast already publishes (New Zealand's coalition simulation, Brazil's run-off, Spain's and Israel's seat blocs), and asks only what that model actually prices: where it simulates seats rather than coalition talks, the question is about seats. A term end reads 100% only where the constitution both fixes the date and bars the holder from running again.

Every forecast is frozen when it locks and scored against the result. Resolution rules: The prime minister sworn in at the head of the first government formed after the election. If no government has been formed by 31 December, No government formed. Seats in the official count of the Congress of Deputies. A bloc wins with 176 of 350; the investiture bloc is the parties that voted Sánchez in at the last investiture. Yes if Emmanuel Macron no longer holds the office on 2027-05-14. Fixed by the constitution: Constitution of France, Article 6 (2008 revision): no one may serve more than two consecutive five-year terms. Macron's second term began on 14 May 2022. The rest follow the same rule for their own subject.

Not forecast, and why

  • France: who is president after the April 2027 election: Our model prices each possible run-off pairing but not who reaches the run-off, so the winner's probability would need a first-round model we do not have. The pairings stay on the elections forecast page.
  • United Kingdom: who is prime minister after the next general election: The election is assumed for May 2029, outside the 24-month window.
  • United States: which party wins the presidency in November 2028: Built and ready (us2028.pDemEC); it joins this file automatically once the vote is inside the 24-month window, on 8 November 2026.
  • Israel and Spain: who becomes prime minister: The models price seat blocs, not the coalition talks that follow, so only the bloc question is published.
About this dataas of 1 Nov 2026

What the numbers mean

One row per polity: who holds the top offices today and since when. The time machine reads the same history files to show who held each office in a chosen month and year.

Sources

How often it refreshes

Current leaders are checked against Wikidata weekly; a change appears without a site rebuild. The date shown is the last check.

Known limits

  • A change Wikidata records with no start date, or with one that does not follow the sitting leader's, is held back rather than written.
  • Appointed governors of dependencies are not tracked; the directory covers heads of state and government.