El Salvador vs Syria: Egalitarian Democracy Index
El Salvador
0.125
in 2025
Syria
0.126
in 2025
El Salvador rank
144th
Syria rank
143rd
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- El Salvador
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.126 against 0.125 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Syria ahead.
El Salvador ranks 144th and Syria ranks 143rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.0581 | 0.0241 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.0366 | 0.0664 | 0.0298 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.0364 | 0.0527 | 0.0164 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.0336 | 0.0643 | 0.0307 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.045 | 0.0836 | 0.0386 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.0538 | 0.1315 | 0.0777 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.0576 | 0.1245 | 0.0669 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0629 | 0.127 | 0.0641 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0702 | 0.13 | 0.0598 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.177 | 0.1275 | 0.0495 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2392 | 0.1075 | 0.1317 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3006 | 0.075 | 0.2256 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.169 | 0.0723 | 0.0967 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, El Salvador or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.126 against 0.125 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between El Salvador and Syria?
- 0.001, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 144th and Syria ranks 143rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.