El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Age of electoral democracy

El Salvador
22 years
in 2020
Sierra Leone
20 years
in 2022
El Salvador rank
74th
Sierra Leone rank
75th

Age of electoral democracy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 22 years against 20 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2 years.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 74th and Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 111 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 8 years 4 years 4 years El Salvador
2010s 16.5 years 12.5 years 4 years El Salvador
2020s 22 years 18 years 4 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
El Salvador, at 22 years against 20 years in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
2 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for age of electoral democracy?
El Salvador ranks 74th and Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age of electoral democracy
Unit
years
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 5,296 data points, 1849–2025
Last refreshed

Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.