El Salvador vs Libya: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Libya
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
116th
Libya rank
116th
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Libya ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Libya ranks 116th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | 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 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, El Salvador or Libya?
- El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between El Salvador and Libya?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for electoral democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Libya 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).