Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Burkina Faso
0.344
in 2025
El Salvador
0.35
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
130th
El Salvador rank
129th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Burkina Faso
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.35 against 0.344 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was El Salvador ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th and El Salvador ranks 129th of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.073 | 0.266 | 0.193 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.0775 | 0.2708 | 0.1933 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.078 | 0.293 | 0.215 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.084 | 0.276 | 0.192 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.1046 | 0.294 | 0.1894 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.3372 | 0.1567 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2348 | 0.3328 | 0.098 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2615 | 0.3778 | 0.1163 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.3542 | 0.5036 | 0.1494 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4552 | 0.5477 | 0.0925 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5159 | 0.5577 | 0.0418 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4343 | 0.4525 | 0.0182 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.35 against 0.344 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 0.006, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th and El Salvador ranks 129th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.