El Salvador vs India: Academic freedom index
El Salvador
0.165
in 2025
India
0.136
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
India rank
152nd
Academic freedom index over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.165 against 0.136 in India, a difference of 0.029.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and India ranks 152nd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.209 | 0.164 | 0.045 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.209 | 0.164 | 0.045 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.2102 | 0.164 | 0.0462 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.144 | 0.164 | 0.02 | India |
| 1940s | 0.1697 | 0.2488 | 0.0791 | India |
| 1950s | 0.2004 | 0.652 | 0.4516 | India |
| 1960s | 0.196 | 0.648 | 0.452 | India |
| 1970s | 0.1599 | 0.5437 | 0.3838 | India |
| 1980s | 0.0879 | 0.633 | 0.5451 | India |
| 1990s | 0.6418 | 0.668 | 0.0262 | India |
| 2000s | 0.8302 | 0.6365 | 0.1937 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8153 | 0.4763 | 0.339 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3758 | 0.2068 | 0.169 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher academic freedom index, El Salvador or India?
- El Salvador, at 0.165 against 0.136 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in academic freedom index between El Salvador and India?
- 0.029, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for academic freedom index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and India ranks 152nd 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.