Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Burkina Faso
0
in 2025
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
116th
El Salvador rank
116th
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Burkina Faso
- El Salvador
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).