El Salvador vs Mexico: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

El Salvador
4
in 2018
Mexico
4
in 2018
El Salvador rank
34th
Mexico rank
34th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4 against 4 in Mexico, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 34th of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1840s 3 3 0
1850s 3 3 0
1860s 3 3 0
1870s 3 3 0
1880s 3 1 2 El Salvador
1890s 3 1 2 El Salvador
1900s 2.3 1 1.3 El Salvador
1910s 2 2.5 0.5 Mexico
1920s 2 3 1 Mexico
1930s 1.1 2 0.9 Mexico
1940s 1.5 2 0.5 Mexico
1950s 2 2 0
1960s 3 2 1 El Salvador
1970s 2.78 2.22 0.5556 El Salvador
1980s 3 3 0
1990s 3.6 3.2 0.4 El Salvador
2000s 4 4 0
2010s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 4 against 4 in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between El Salvador and Mexico?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
155 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 34th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).