Democratic Republic of Congo vs El Salvador: Electoral democracy
Electoral democracy over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 149 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or El Salvador?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador?
- 149 years are reported by both, from 1877 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and El Salvador rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Democratic Republic of Congo 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.
Individual pages
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).