El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan: Democracy
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3 against 3 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 16 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.2 | 1 | 3.2 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5 | 2.83 | 2.17 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Kyrgyzstan?
- El Salvador, at 3 against 3 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).