El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Liberal democracy
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1 | 0.1667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for liberal democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.