El Salvador vs Ukraine: Liberal democracy
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Ukraine rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Ukraine
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Ukraine ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.33 | 0.1667 | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, El Salvador or Ukraine?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for liberal democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Ukraine 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.