Age of full democracy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Age of full democracy was 5 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
83rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2014
All-time low
1 years
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2014
Age of full democracy in El Salvador, 2010–2014
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of full democracy in El Salvador is 5 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
That places El Salvador 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of full democracy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 years | — |
| 2011 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +25.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.5 years, 14% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40 years, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 80 Honduras 11 years
- 81 Philippines 9 years
- 82 Tonga 8 years
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years
- 83 Seychelles 5 years
- 86 Slovenia 4 years compare
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of full democracy in El Salvador?
- Age of full democracy in El Salvador was 5 years in 2014, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for age of full democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.