El Salvador vs Venezuela: Competitive elections

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

Competitive elections over time

  • El Salvador
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Venezuela ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Venezuela 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 0.2 0.2 Venezuela
1950s 0 0.2 0.2 Venezuela
1960s 0 1 1 Venezuela
1970s 0 1 1 Venezuela
1980s 0.6 1 0.4 Venezuela
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 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 Venezuela?
El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in competitive elections between El Salvador and Venezuela?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for competitive elections?
El Salvador ranks 116th and Venezuela 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.