El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan: Democracy Index

El Salvador
8
in 2018
Kyrgyzstan
8
in 2018
El Salvador rank
52nd
Kyrgyzstan rank
52nd

Democracy Index over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kyrgyzstan
-10-50510184119292018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8 against 8 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1868 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 52nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 52nd of 168 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1860s -1 -10 9 El Salvador
1870s -1 -10 9 El Salvador
1880s -1 -10 9 El Salvador
1890s -1 -10 9 El Salvador
1900s -4.5 -8.2 3.7 El Salvador
1910s -6 -4.5 1.5 Kyrgyzstan
1920s -6 -6.1 0.1 El Salvador
1930s -8.7 -8.7 0 —
1940s -8.2 -9 0.8 El Salvador
1950s -6 -7.6 1.6 El Salvador
1960s -2.7 -7 4.3 El Salvador
1970s -3.3 -7 3.7 El Salvador
1980s 3.6 -6.6 10.2 El Salvador
1990s 6.6 -2.7 9.3 El Salvador
2000s 7.1 -0.1 7.2 El Salvador
2010s 8 6.89 1.11 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy index, El Salvador or Kyrgyzstan?
El Salvador, at 8 against 8 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy index between El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
151 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for democracy index?
El Salvador ranks 52nd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 52nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
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It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).