El Salvador vs Guinea-Bissau: Liberal democracy index
El Salvador
0.09
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.095
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
Guinea-Bissau rank
146th
Liberal democracy index over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.095 against 0.09 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.075 | 0.015 | 0.06 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.0767 | 0.015 | 0.0617 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0769 | 0.0138 | 0.0631 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0501 | 0.012 | 0.0381 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0556 | 0.012 | 0.0436 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.0668 | 0.0124 | 0.0544 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.0653 | 0.0127 | 0.0526 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0572 | 0.0397 | 0.0175 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0621 | 0.0458 | 0.0163 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2202 | 0.1372 | 0.083 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3433 | 0.239 | 0.1043 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4387 | 0.2657 | 0.173 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.146 | 0.2103 | 0.0643 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, El Salvador or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0.095 against 0.09 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.005, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.