El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Elected Political Leaders Index
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.85 | 0 | 0.85 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.793 | 0.107 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.65 | 1 | 0.35 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).