El Salvador vs Yemen: Liberal political institutions index
El Salvador
0.141
in 2025
Yemen
0.125
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
Yemen rank
162nd
Liberal political institutions index over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.141 against 0.125 in Yemen, a difference of 0.016.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.192 | 0.06 | 0.132 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.201 | 0.06 | 0.141 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.2026 | 0.1635 | 0.0391 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.205 | 0.186 | 0.019 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.2131 | 0.2064 | 0.0067 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.2165 | 0.132 | 0.0845 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.219 | 0.1372 | 0.0818 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.2181 | 0.1708 | 0.0473 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2195 | 0.2532 | 0.0337 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.4329 | 0.3311 | 0.1018 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.554 | 0.3642 | 0.1898 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6462 | 0.2155 | 0.4307 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2318 | 0.117 | 0.1148 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 0.141 against 0.125 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 0.016, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- El Salvador ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 162nd 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.