El Salvador vs Iran: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
El Salvador
0.287
in 2025
Iran
0.272
in 2025
El Salvador rank
157th
Iran rank
158th
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.287 against 0.272 in Iran, a difference of 0.015.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Iran ahead.
El Salvador ranks 157th and Iran ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Iran in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1840s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1850s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1860s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1870s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1880s | -2.31 | -1.07 | 1.25 | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.8575 | -1.07 | 1.93 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1.21 | -1.07 | 2.28 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1.21 | -1.25 | 2.46 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.21 | -0.6408 | 1.85 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.21 | -0.1587 | 1.37 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.21 | -0.8129 | 2.02 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.21 | -0.2205 | 1.43 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.21 | -0.5423 | 1.75 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.21 | -0.2534 | 1.46 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 1.69 | 0.475 | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 1.69 | 0.475 | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.69 | 0.475 | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 1.63 | 0.0332 | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 0.8138 | 0.5993 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, El Salvador or Iran?
- El Salvador, at 0.287 against 0.272 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.015, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
- El Salvador ranks 157th and Iran ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. 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 the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.