El Salvador vs Malaysia: Elected political leaders index
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.85 | 0.9 | 0.05 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.65 | 1 | 0.35 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.