El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
El Salvador
0.336
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.341
in 2025
El Salvador rank
141st
Ethiopia rank
139th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.341 against 0.336 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 141st and Ethiopia ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 14 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1 | 0.065 | 0.035 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0.065 | 0.035 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.1036 | 0.0635 | 0.0401 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.109 | 0.062 | 0.047 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.1342 | 0.062 | 0.0722 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.1425 | 0.0665 | 0.076 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.148 | 0.081 | 0.067 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.0855 | 0.0631 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.1523 | 0.0903 | 0.062 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.1622 | 0.0948 | 0.0674 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.0785 | 0.0944 | 0.0159 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.0934 | 0.1336 | 0.0402 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.151 | 0.1485 | 0.0025 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1318 | 0.1699 | 0.0381 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.066 | 0.1081 | 0.0421 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0547 | 0.0596 | 0.0049 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.4591 | 0.413 | 0.0461 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.6448 | 0.4796 | 0.1652 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6417 | 0.4956 | 0.1461 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3542 | 0.4202 | 0.066 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.341 against 0.336 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 0.005, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- El Salvador ranks 141st and Ethiopia ranks 139th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.