Political corruption index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Political corruption index was 0.682 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.682
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.874
in 1940
All-time low
0.596
in 2019
Years of data
188
1838–2025
Political corruption index in El Salvador, 1838–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in El Salvador stood at 0.682.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in El Salvador peaked at 0.874 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.596, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.824 | 0.824 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8644 | 0.824 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.866 | 0.858 | 0.874 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.858 | 0.858 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8506 | 0.817 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8599 | 0.812 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7966 | 0.763 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7452 | 0.719 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7323 | 0.719 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6436 | 0.596 | 0.693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 | 0.668 | 0.748 | 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 political corruption index in El Salvador?
- Political corruption index in El Salvador was 0.682 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 1940.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for political corruption index?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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