El Salvador vs Syria: Competitive elections

El Salvador
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
116th
Syria rank
116th

Competitive elections over time

  • El Salvador
  • Syria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.

El Salvador ranks 116th and Syria ranks 116th of 197 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Syria Difference Ahead
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 0.6 0 0.6 El Salvador
1990s 1 0 1 El Salvador
2000s 1 0 1 El Salvador
2010s 1 0 1 El Salvador
2020s 0.6667 0 0.6667 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitive elections, El Salvador or Syria?
El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in competitive elections between El Salvador and Syria?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Syria rank globally for competitive elections?
El Salvador ranks 116th and Syria 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

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.