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?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.