Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Competitive elections
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
116th
El Salvador rank
116th
Competitive elections over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for competitive elections?
- Afghanistan ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.