China (People’s Republic of) vs El Salvador: Liberal political institutions index

China (People’s Republic of)
0.137
in 2025
El Salvador
0.141
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
160th
El Salvador rank
159th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.141 against 0.137 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 160th and El Salvador ranks 159th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s 0.046 0.192 0.146 El Salvador
1840s 0.046 0.201 0.155 El Salvador
1850s 0.0442 0.2026 0.1584 El Salvador
1860s 0.045 0.205 0.16 El Salvador
1870s 0.046 0.2131 0.1671 El Salvador
1880s 0.046 0.2165 0.1705 El Salvador
1890s 0.045 0.219 0.174 El Salvador
1900s 0.083 0.2181 0.1351 El Salvador
1910s 0.1818 0.2196 0.0378 El Salvador
1920s 0.1826 0.2225 0.0399 El Salvador
1930s 0.1728 0.1481 0.0247 China (People’s Republic of)
1940s 0.1826 0.1497 0.0329 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.1189 0.18 0.0611 El Salvador
1960s 0.1276 0.171 0.0434 El Salvador
1970s 0.1361 0.145 0.0089 El Salvador
1980s 0.2291 0.1682 0.0609 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.2316 0.4113 0.1797 El Salvador
2000s 0.2212 0.554 0.3328 El Salvador
2010s 0.1827 0.6462 0.4635 El Salvador
2020s 0.1393 0.2318 0.0925 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, China (People’s Republic of) or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.141 against 0.137 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between China (People’s Republic of) and El Salvador?
0.004, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and El Salvador?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and El Salvador rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 160th and El Salvador ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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