Ecuador vs El Salvador: Elected parliament

Ecuador
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1840s 1 0.8 0.2 Ecuador
1850s 0.6 1 0.4 El Salvador
1860s 0.9 1 0.1 El Salvador
1870s 0.6 1 0.4 El Salvador
1880s 0.2 1 0.8 El Salvador
1890s 0.9 1 0.1 El Salvador
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.6 1 0.4 El Salvador
1930s 0.8 1 0.2 El Salvador
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Ecuador
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.5 0.9 0.4 El Salvador
1970s 0.1 0.9 0.8 El Salvador
1980s 1 0.8 0.2 Ecuador
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 parliament, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for elected parliament?
Ecuador ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.