Civil Rights Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in El Salvador stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in El Salvador peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 82nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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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 civil rights score in El Salvador?
- Civil rights score in El Salvador was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for civil rights score?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.