El Salvador vs Venezuela: Participatory Democracy Index
El Salvador
0.159
in 2025
Venezuela
0.148
in 2025
El Salvador rank
122nd
Venezuela rank
125th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.159 against 0.148 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.011.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Venezuela ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.072 | 0.0825 | 0.0105 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.0807 | 0.0588 | 0.0218 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.082 | 0.0367 | 0.0453 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.0763 | 0.0553 | 0.021 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.072 | 0.044 | 0.028 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.072 | 0.052 | 0.02 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.075 | 0.06 | 0.015 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.088 | 0.011 | 0.077 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.0896 | 0.011 | 0.0786 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0903 | 0.0101 | 0.0802 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0848 | 0.0154 | 0.0694 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.0883 | 0.0693 | 0.019 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.0996 | 0.0653 | 0.0343 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1122 | 0.3473 | 0.2351 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.1098 | 0.3934 | 0.2836 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.1206 | 0.4124 | 0.2918 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.2503 | 0.4833 | 0.233 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.3374 | 0.339 | 0.0016 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.3936 | 0.2214 | 0.1722 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2228 | 0.151 | 0.0718 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, El Salvador or Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 0.159 against 0.148 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 0.011, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Venezuela ranks 125th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.