El Salvador vs Spain: Free and fair elections
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
Across all 86 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 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 Spain?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between El Salvador and Spain?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Spain 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.