Cyprus vs El Salvador: Free and fair elections
Cyprus
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Cyprus
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Cyprus |
| 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 free and fair elections, Cyprus or El Salvador?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Cyprus and El Salvador?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and El Salvador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and El Salvador rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Cyprus 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.