China vs El Salvador: Deliberative political institutions index
China
0.231
in 2025
El Salvador
0.254
in 2025
China rank
149th
El Salvador rank
148th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.254 against 0.231 in China, a difference of 0.023.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
China ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 148th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0578 | 0.134 | 0.0762 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2983 | 0.128 | 0.1703 | China |
| 1920s | 0.361 | 0.111 | 0.25 | China |
| 1930s | 0.371 | 0.0602 | 0.3108 | China |
| 1940s | 0.3306 | 0.0549 | 0.2757 | China |
| 1950s | 0.1852 | 0.097 | 0.0882 | China |
| 1960s | 0.0651 | 0.1516 | 0.0865 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0792 | 0.1152 | 0.036 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.1636 | 0.2822 | China |
| 1990s | 0.4388 | 0.4893 | 0.0505 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5766 | 0.5853 | 0.0087 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5433 | 0.6332 | 0.0899 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3427 | 0.265 | 0.0777 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, China or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.254 against 0.231 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between China and El Salvador?
- 0.023, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- China ranks 149th and El Salvador ranks 148th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.