El Salvador vs Niger: Free and fair elections
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Niger
1
in 2023
El Salvador rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Niger ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 172 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 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, El Salvador or Niger?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between El Salvador and Niger?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for free and fair elections?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Niger 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.