Happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador
El Salvador: Happiness cantril ladder was 6.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.58
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.58
in 2025
All-time low
5.81
in 2012
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador stood at 6.58. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador peaked at 6.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.09 | 5.81 | 6.35 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.06 | 6.58 | 6 |
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- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.511 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.09 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.321 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.646 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.356 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador?
- Happiness cantril ladder in El Salvador was 6.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness cantril ladder rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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