Bolivia vs El Salvador: Free and fair elections
Bolivia
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bolivia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1903 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 0.4444 | 0 | 0.4444 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Bolivia or El Salvador?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.