China vs El Salvador: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
China
0
in 2025
El Salvador
0
in 2025
China rank
87th
El Salvador rank
87th
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- China
- El Salvador
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 147 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
China ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | El Salvador | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, China or El Salvador?
- China, at 0 against 0 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between China and El Salvador?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do China and El Salvador rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- China ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.