El Salvador vs Rwanda: Liberal Democracy Index
El Salvador
0.09
in 2025
Rwanda
0.09
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
Rwanda rank
149th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.09 against 0.09 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0775 | 0.025 | 0.0525 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0769 | 0.025 | 0.0519 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0501 | 0.0256 | 0.0245 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0556 | 0.0256 | 0.03 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.0668 | 0.0281 | 0.0387 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.0653 | 0.1566 | 0.0913 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0572 | 0.1281 | 0.0709 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0621 | 0.1447 | 0.0826 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.2202 | 0.1382 | 0.082 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3433 | 0.1172 | 0.2261 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4387 | 0.1297 | 0.309 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.146 | 0.1033 | 0.0427 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 0.09 against 0.09 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 149th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.