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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador

El Salvador: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 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 vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador, 1838–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador stood at 0.511.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador peaked at 0.835 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1979.

El Salvador ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.18 —
1839 0.18 +0.0%
1840 0.18 +0.0%
1841 0.18 +0.0%
1842 0.18 +0.0%
1843 0.18 +0.0%
1844 0.18 +0.0%
1845 0.18 +0.0%
1846 0.18 +0.0%
1847 0.18 +0.0%
1848 0.18 +0.0%
1849 0.18 +0.0%
1850 0.18 +0.0%
1851 0.18 +0.0%
1852 0.18 +0.0%
1853 0.18 +0.0%
1854 0.18 +0.0%
1855 0.18 +0.0%
1856 0.18 +0.0%
1857 0.18 +0.0%
1858 0.18 +0.0%
1859 0.18 +0.0%
1860 0.18 +0.0%
1861 0.18 +0.0%
1862 0.18 +0.0%
1863 0.18 +0.0%
1864 0.18 +0.0%
1865 0.18 +0.0%
1866 0.18 +0.0%
1867 0.18 +0.0%
1868 0.18 +0.0%
1869 0.18 +0.0%
1870 0.18 +0.0%
1871 0.202 +12.2%
1872 0.202 +0.0%
1873 0.202 +0.0%
1874 0.202 +0.0%
1875 0.202 +0.0%
1876 0.202 +0.0%
1877 0.202 +0.0%
1878 0.202 +0.0%
1879 0.202 +0.0%
1880 0.202 +0.0%
1881 0.204 +1.0%
1882 0.204 +0.0%
1883 0.204 +0.0%
1884 0.204 +0.0%
1885 0.223 +9.3%
1886 0.28 +25.6%
1887 0.28 +0.0%
1888 0.28 +0.0%
1889 0.28 +0.0%
1890 0.275 -1.8%
1891 0.275 +0.0%
1892 0.275 +0.0%
1893 0.275 +0.0%
1894 0.275 +0.0%
1895 0.275 +0.0%
1896 0.275 +0.0%
1897 0.275 +0.0%
1898 0.275 +0.0%
1899 0.275 +0.0%
1900 0.266 -3.3%
1901 0.266 +0.0%
1902 0.266 +0.0%
1903 0.266 +0.0%
1904 0.266 +0.0%
1905 0.292 +9.8%
1906 0.266 -8.9%
1907 0.266 +0.0%
1908 0.266 +0.0%
1909 0.266 +0.0%
1910 0.266 +0.0%
1911 0.276 +3.8%
1912 0.276 +0.0%
1913 0.276 +0.0%
1914 0.272 -1.4%
1915 0.272 +0.0%
1916 0.272 +0.0%
1917 0.272 +0.0%
1918 0.272 +0.0%
1919 0.272 +0.0%
1920 0.276 +1.5%
1921 0.276 +0.0%
1922 0.276 +0.0%
1923 0.276 +0.0%
1924 0.276 +0.0%
1925 0.276 +0.0%
1926 0.276 +0.0%
1927 0.303 +9.8%
1928 0.303 +0.0%
1929 0.303 +0.0%
1930 0.298 -1.7%
1931 0.243 -18.5%
1932 0.107 -56.0%
1933 0.105 -1.9%
1934 0.105 +0.0%
1935 0.105 +0.0%
1936 0.105 +0.0%
1937 0.105 +0.0%
1938 0.105 +0.0%
1939 0.105 +0.0%
1940 0.124 +18.1%
1941 0.124 +0.0%
1942 0.124 +0.0%
1943 0.124 +0.0%
1944 0.129 +4.0%
1945 0.215 +66.7%
1946 0.227 +5.6%
1947 0.227 +0.0%
1948 0.227 +0.0%
1949 0.236 +4.0%
1950 0.237 +0.4%
1951 0.237 +0.0%
1952 0.237 +0.0%
1953 0.237 +0.0%
1954 0.237 +0.0%
1955 0.227 -4.2%
1956 0.227 +0.0%
1957 0.227 +0.0%
1958 0.227 +0.0%
1959 0.227 +0.0%
1960 0.235 +3.5%
1961 0.237 +0.9%
1962 0.24 +1.3%
1963 0.249 +3.8%
1964 0.249 +0.0%
1965 0.249 +0.0%
1966 0.238 -4.4%
1967 0.238 +0.0%
1968 0.218 -8.4%
1969 0.203 -6.9%
1970 0.188 -7.4%
1971 0.188 +0.0%
1972 0.17 -9.6%
1973 0.117 -31.2%
1974 0.107 -8.5%
1975 0.107 +0.0%
1976 0.107 +0.0%
1977 0.098 -8.4%
1978 0.093 -5.1%
1979 0.091 -2.2%
1980 0.098 +7.7%
1981 0.099 +1.0%
1982 0.106 +7.1%
1983 0.112 +5.7%
1984 0.112 +0.0%
1985 0.125 +11.6%
1986 0.127 +1.6%
1987 0.127 +0.0%
1988 0.127 +0.0%
1989 0.138 +8.7%
1990 0.183 +32.6%
1991 0.202 +10.4%
1992 0.431 +113.4%
1993 0.699 +62.2%
1994 0.745 +6.6%
1995 0.755 +1.3%
1996 0.766 +1.5%
1997 0.767 +0.1%
1998 0.798 +4.0%
1999 0.803 +0.6%
2000 0.806 +0.4%
2001 0.807 +0.1%
2002 0.804 -0.4%
2003 0.804 +0.0%
2004 0.814 +1.2%
2005 0.822 +1.0%
2006 0.824 +0.2%
2007 0.824 +0.0%
2008 0.824 +0.0%
2009 0.825 +0.1%
2010 0.834 +1.1%
2011 0.835 +0.1%
2012 0.834 -0.1%
2013 0.829 -0.6%
2014 0.827 -0.2%
2015 0.825 -0.2%
2016 0.831 +0.7%
2017 0.809 -2.6%
2018 0.784 -3.1%
2019 0.76 -3.1%
2020 0.663 -12.8%
2021 0.575 -13.3%
2022 0.487 -15.3%
2023 0.508 +4.3%
2024 0.484 -4.7%
2025 0.511 +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in El Salvador was 0.511 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2011.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1979.
How does El Salvador rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
El Salvador ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index 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 vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
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Our World in Data
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176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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