El Salvador vs Qatar: Liberal democracy index
El Salvador
0.09
in 2025
Qatar
0.091
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
Qatar rank
148th
Liberal democracy index over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.091 against 0.09 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and Qatar ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.075 | 0.046 | 0.029 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.0767 | 0.0462 | 0.0305 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0769 | 0.048 | 0.0289 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0501 | 0.05 | 0.0001 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0556 | 0.05 | 0.0056 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.0668 | 0.0505 | 0.0163 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.0653 | 0.0552 | 0.0101 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0572 | 0.072 | 0.0148 | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0621 | 0.0751 | 0.013 | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.2202 | 0.0834 | 0.1368 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3433 | 0.0946 | 0.2487 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4387 | 0.0897 | 0.349 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.146 | 0.0857 | 0.0603 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, El Salvador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.091 against 0.09 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 0.001, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and Qatar ranks 148th 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.