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
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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.

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Indicator
Liberal democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed