El Salvador vs Nigeria: Democracy

El Salvador
3
in 2025
Nigeria
3
in 2025
El Salvador rank
116th
Nigeria rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3 against 3 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 198 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
1910s 3 0 3 El Salvador
1920s 3 0 3 El Salvador
1930s 1.2 0 1.2 El Salvador
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1950s 3 0.2 2.8 El Salvador
1960s 1.5 3 1.5 Nigeria
1970s 2.7 0.6 2.1 El Salvador
1980s 4.2 1.8 2.4 El Salvador
1990s 6 0.6 5.4 El Salvador
2000s 6 3.9 2.1 El Salvador
2010s 6.5 5.4 1.1 El Salvador
2020s 5 3 2 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 3 against 3 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Nigeria?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for democracy?
El Salvador ranks 116th and Nigeria 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).