El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
El Salvador
3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3
in 2025
El Salvador rank
116th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.2 | 3 | 1.2 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 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 Zimbabwe?
- El Salvador, at 3 against 3 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Zimbabwe 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).