El Salvador vs Laos: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Laos
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Laos rank
87th
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Laos ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Laos 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 | El Salvador | Laos | 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 0.1667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, El Salvador or Laos?
- El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Laos 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.
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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.