10 years ago, I ran the first World Leaders Survivor and Hughento ran a second version in 2009. With the first winner out of office now, it might be a good time for our third edition.
Winners:
2005: Manmohan Singh (India)
2009: Mohamed Nasheed (Maldives)
First off, I want to make sure we can all agree on the countries and leaders selected. Here's my list:
Abbott, Tony Australia
Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Ould Mauritania
Abdullah II Jordan
Abe, Shinzō Japan
Afwerki, Isaias Eritrea
al-Assad, Bashar Syria
al-Bashir, Omar Sudan
Albert II Monaco
al-Houthi, Mohammed Ali Yemen
Aliyev, Ilham Azerbaijan
al-Thani, Abdullah Libya
Anastasiades, Nicos Cyprus
Anthony, Kenny Saint Lucia
Aquino, Benigno III Philippines
Bachelet, Michelle Chile
Bainimarama, Frank Fiji
Barrow, Dean Belize
Bettel, Xavier Luxembourg
Bevanda, Vjekoslav Bosnia and Herzegovina
Biya, Paul Cameroon
Bolkiah, Hassanal Brunei
Bongo Ondimba, Ali Gabon
Boni, Yayi Benin
Borisov, Boyko Bulgaria
Bouteflika, Abdelaziz Algeria
Bouterse, Dési Suriname
Browne, Gaston Antigua and Barbuda
Berdimuhamedow, Gurbanguly Turkmenistan
Butkevičius, Algirdas Lithuania
Cameron, David United Kingdom
Cartes, Horacio Paraguay
Castro, Raúl Cuba
Cerar, Miro Slovenia
Christie, Perry Bahamas
Choummaly Sayasone Laos
Condé, Alpha Guinea
Correa, Rafael Ecuador
Davutoğlu, Ahmet Turkey
Déby, Idriss Chad
Dhoinine, Ikililou Comoros
dos Santos, José Eduardo Angola
Douglas, Denzil Saint Kitts and Nevis
Đukanović, Milo Montenegro
el-Sisi, Abdel Fattah Egypt
Essebsi, Beji Caid Tunisia
Faymann, Werner Austria
Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Argentina
Fico, Robert Slovakia
Fonseca, Jorge Carlos Cape Verde
Francis Vatican City
Ghani, Ashraf Afghanistan
Gnassingbé, Faure Togo
Gonsalves, Ralph Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Gruevski, Nikola Macedonia
Guelleh, Ismaďl Omar Djibouti
Hailemariam Desalegn Ethiopia
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain
Hans-Adam II Liechtenstein
Harper, Stephen Canada
Hasina, Sheikh Bangladesh
Hernández, Juan Orlando Honduras
Hollande, François France
Humala, Ollanta Peru
Hun Sen Cambodia
Iohannis, Klaus Romania
Issoufou, Mahamadou Niger
Jammeh, Yahya The Gambia
Joko Widodo Indonesia
Jonathan, Goodluck Nigeria
Jugnauth, Anerood Mauritius
Kabila, Joseph Congo (DR)
Kafando, Michel Burkina Faso
Kagame, Paul Rwanda
Karimov, Islam Uzbekistan
Keďta, Ibrahim Boubacar Mali
Kenny, Enda Ireland
Kenyatta, Uhuru Kenya
Key, John New Zealand
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates
Khama, Ian Botswana
Khamenei, Ali Iran
Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Jigme Bhutan
Kiir Mayardit, Salva South Sudan
Kikwete, Jakaya Tanzania
Kim Jong-un North Korea
Koirala, Sushil Nepal
Kopacz, Ewa Poland
Koroma, Ernest Bai Sierra Leone
Leancă, Iurie Moldova
Lee Hsien Loong Singapore
Loeak, Christopher Marshall Islands
Löfven, Stefan Sweden
Lukashenko, Alexander Belarus
Lungu, Edgar Zambia
Ma Ying-jeou Taiwan
Maduro, Nicolás Venezuela
Mahama, John Dramani Ghana
Malielogaoi, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Samoa
Margvelashvili, Giorgi Georgia
Martelly, Michel Haiti
Martí, Antoni Andorra
Medina, Danilo Dominican Republic
Merkel, Angela Germany
Michel, Charles Belgium
Michel, James Seychelles
Milanović, Zoran Croatia
Mitchell, Keith Grenada
Modi, Narendra India
Mohammed VI Morocco
Morales, Evo Bolivia
Mori, Manny Micronesia
Mswati III Swaziland
Mugabe, Robert Zimbabwe
Mujica, José Uruguay
Muscat, Joseph Malta
Museveni, Yoweri Uganda
Mustafa, Isa Kosovo
Mutharika, Peter Malawi
Najib Razak Malaysia
Natuman, Joe Vanuatu
Nazarbayev, Nursultan Kazakhstan
Netanyahu, Benjamin Israel
Nkurunziza, Pierre Burundi
Nyusi, Filipe Mozambique
Obama, Barack United States
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Equatorial Guinea
O'Neill, Peter Papua New Guinea
Orbán, Viktor Hungary
Ortega, Daniel Nicaragua
Otorbaev, Djoomart Kyrgyzstan
Ouattara, Alassane Ivory Coast
Park Geun-hye South Korea
Passos Coelho, Pedro Portugal
Peńa Nieto, Enrique Mexico
Pérez Molina, Otto Guatemala
Persad-Bessessar, Kamla Trinidad and Tobago
Pinto da Costa, Manuel Săo Tomé and Príncipe
Pohamba, Hifikepunye Namibia
Poroshenko, Petro Ukraine
Prayut Chan-o-cha Thailand
Putin, Vladimir Russia
Qaboos bin Said al Said Oman
Rahmon, Emomalii Tajikistan
Rajaonarimampianina, Hery Madagascar
Rajoy, Mariano Spain
Rama, Edi Albania
Ramotar, Donald Guyana
Remengesau, Tommy Palau
Renzi, Matteo Italy
Rőivas, Taavi Estonia
Rousseff, Dilma Brazil
Rutte, Mark Netherlands
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait
Saikhanbileg, Chimediin Mongolia
Salam, Tammam Lebanon
Sall, Macky Senegal
Salman Saudi Arabia
Samba-Panza, Catherine Central African Republic
Sánchez Cerén, Salvador El Salvador
Santos, Juan Manuel Colombia
Sargsyan, Serzh Armenia
Sassou Nguesso, Denis Congo Republic
Sharif, Nawaz Pakistan
Sharmarke, Omar Abdirashid Ali Somalia
Sigmundur Davíđ Gunnlaugsson Iceland
Simpson-Miller, Portia Jamaica
Sirisena, Maithripala Sri Lanka
Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson Liberia
Skerrit, Roosevelt Dominica
Sobotka, Bohuslav Czech Republic
Sogavare, Manasseh Solomon Islands
Solbert, Erna Norway
Solís, Luis Guillermo Costa Rica
Sommaruga, Simonetta Switzerland
Sopoaga, Enele Tuvalu
Straujuma, Laimdota Latvia
Stuart, Freundel Barbados
Stubb, Alexander Finland
Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar
Taur Matan Ruak East Timor
Terenzi, Gianfranco* San Marino
Thabane, Tom Lesotho
Thein Sein Burma
Thorning-Schmidt, Helle Denmark
Tong, Anote Kiribati
Trương Tấn Sang Vietnam
Tsipras, Alexis Greece
Tupou IV Tonga
Varela, Juan Carlos Panama
Vaz, José Mário Guinea-Bissau
Vučić, Aleksandar Serbia
Waqa, Baron Nauru
Xi Jinping China
Yameen, Abdulla Maldives
Zanotti, Guerrino* San Marino
Zuma, Jacob South Africa
San Marino has two leaders, so they will be worth 0.5 votes each.
I've tried to use
this page to determine which person in the country has the most power, but there could be some issues. (e.g. Thailand and Turkey off the top of my head).
I'll begin this once I've decided I've got enough feedback.
