Botswana vs El Salvador: Full democracy
Botswana
0
in 2025
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Botswana rank
78th
El Salvador rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Botswana or El Salvador?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for full democracy?
- Botswana ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).