El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Citizen support for democracy

El Salvador
-0.7299
in 2020
Nicaragua
-0.6735
in 2020
El Salvador rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
92nd

Citizen support for democracy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
-1-0.500.5199620082020

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports -0.6735 against -0.7299 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0564.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 144 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s -0 0.4319 0.4319 Nicaragua
2000s -0.6369 -0.1703 0.4666 Nicaragua
2010s -0.7876 -0.1995 0.5881 Nicaragua
2020s -0.7299 -0.6735 0.0564 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher citizen support for democracy, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at -0.6735 against -0.7299 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.0564, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
El Salvador ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Citizen support for democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 3,104 data points, 1988–2020
Last refreshed