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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.