El Salvador vs Serbia: Democracy
El Salvador
3
in 2025
Serbia
3
in 2025
El Salvador rank
116th
Serbia rank
116th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Serbia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3 against 3 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Serbia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Serbia ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | Serbia |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 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 Serbia?
- El Salvador, at 3 against 3 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Serbia?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Serbia?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Serbia 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).