El Salvador vs South Sudan: Multi-party elections

El Salvador
1
in 2025
South Sudan
1
in 2010
El Salvador rank
1st
South Sudan rank
1st

Multi-party elections over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1883 it was South Sudan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Sudan Difference Ahead
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
1950s 0 0.1111 0.1111 South Sudan
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 0.2222 0.7778 El Salvador
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 0 1 El Salvador
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections, El Salvador or South Sudan?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections between El Salvador and South Sudan?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1883 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for multi-party elections?
El Salvador ranks 1st and South Sudan 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

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.