Human rights index vdem in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human rights index vdem was 0.511 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.511
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
121st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.835
in 2011
All-time low
0.091
in 1979
Years of data
188
1838–2025
Human rights index vdem in El Salvador, 1838–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vdem in El Salvador is 0.511, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in El Salvador peaked at 0.835 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1979.
That places El Salvador 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1998 | 0.18 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2361 | 0.202 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.275 | 0.275 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2686 | 0.266 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2726 | 0.266 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2841 | 0.276 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1383 | 0.105 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1757 | 0.124 | 0.236 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.232 | 0.227 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2356 | 0.203 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1266 | 0.091 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1171 | 0.098 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6149 | 0.183 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8154 | 0.804 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8168 | 0.76 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.538 | 0.484 | 0.663 | 6 |
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More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 68,182 (2025)
- 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 human rights index vdem in El Salvador?
- Human rights index vdem in El Salvador was 0.511 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1979.
- How does El Salvador rank for human rights index vdem?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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