China vs El Salvador: Electoral democracy
China
0
in 2025
El Salvador
0
in 2025
China rank
116th
El Salvador rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
China ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, China or El Salvador?
- China, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between China and El Salvador?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for electoral democracy?
- China ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 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).