El Salvador vs United Arab Emirates: Liberal Democracy Index
El Salvador
0.09
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.077
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
United Arab Emirates rank
152nd
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- El Salvador
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.09 against 0.077 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.013.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0563 | 0.0479 | 0.0084 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0621 | 0.0497 | 0.0124 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.2202 | 0.0633 | 0.1569 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3433 | 0.0731 | 0.2702 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4387 | 0.0876 | 0.3511 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.146 | 0.0818 | 0.0642 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, El Salvador or United Arab Emirates?
- El Salvador, at 0.09 against 0.077 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.013, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and United Arab Emirates rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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.