El Salvador vs Eswatini: Academic freedom index
El Salvador
0.165
in 2025
Eswatini
0.179
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
Eswatini rank
146th
Academic freedom index over time
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.179 against 0.165 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eswatini ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and Eswatini ranks 146th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.139 | 0.144 | 0.005 | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.0879 | 0.147 | 0.0591 | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.6418 | 0.16 | 0.4818 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.8302 | 0.1578 | 0.6724 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8153 | 0.1699 | 0.6454 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3758 | 0.156 | 0.2198 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher academic freedom index, El Salvador or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 0.179 against 0.165 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in academic freedom index between El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 0.014, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eswatini?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Eswatini rank globally for academic freedom index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and Eswatini ranks 146th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.