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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.

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Jimmy Carter

business · President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 · naval officer

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Jimmy Carter leads 21 on 6 scored measures, 3 tied.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 14 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 4Offices held4
  • 4 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1963In office since1997
  • Democratic PartyPartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 27Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 7State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • 3Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 7State order2
  • 4Grammy AwardCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete2
  • 3Honorary doctorate3
  • 1Financial Times Person of the YearCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
  • 1Nobel PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1

Profile

  • 100Age65
  • 1 October 1924Born4 August 1961
  • Lillian G. Carter Nursing CenterBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • United StatesNationalityUnited States
  • naval officer, diplomat, novelistKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 72 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 163Entries197
  • 1Quotes30
  • 150Records155
  • 12Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.