El Salvador vs Qatar: Deliberative Democracy Index
El Salvador
0.125
in 2025
Qatar
0.12
in 2025
El Salvador rank
140th
Qatar rank
142nd
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.125 against 0.12 in Qatar, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.052 | 0.007 | 0.045 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.0513 | 0.0104 | 0.0409 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0453 | 0.024 | 0.0213 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.002 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0286 | 0.0267 | 0.0019 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.0432 | 0.028 | 0.0152 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.0591 | 0.032 | 0.0271 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0482 | 0.0255 | 0.0227 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0611 | 0.0261 | 0.035 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2495 | 0.0352 | 0.2143 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3562 | 0.0743 | 0.2819 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4297 | 0.0877 | 0.342 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1552 | 0.1085 | 0.0467 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, El Salvador or Qatar?
- El Salvador, at 0.125 against 0.12 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 0.005, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.