El Salvador vs Rwanda: Multi-party elections
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 multi-party elections, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for multi-party elections?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.