El Salvador vs Gabon: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
El Salvador
0.321
in 2025
Gabon
0.302
in 2025
El Salvador rank
110th
Gabon rank
113th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.321 against 0.302 in Gabon, a difference of 0.019.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 110th and Gabon ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1688 | 0.013 | 0.1558 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.1665 | 0.013 | 0.1535 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.1276 | 0.014 | 0.1136 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.159 | 0.0446 | 0.1144 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.1759 | 0.1138 | 0.0621 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1787 | 0.1704 | 0.0083 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1745 | 0.1851 | 0.0106 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.163 | 0.1815 | 0.0185 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.402 | 0.3179 | 0.0841 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5489 | 0.3462 | 0.2027 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6351 | 0.3763 | 0.2588 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3887 | 0.3253 | 0.0633 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 0.321 against 0.302 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.019, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Gabon ranks 113th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.