Azerbaijan vs El Salvador: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Azerbaijan
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Azerbaijan
- El Salvador
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was El Salvador ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 10 and El Salvador in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 75.5% | 70.0% | 5.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1850s | 79.4% | 70.0% | 9.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 84.5% | 70.0% | 14.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 89.5% | 95.5% | 6.0% | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 96.7% | 99.1% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 85.3% | 99.2% | 13.8% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 93.3% | 99.2% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 94.7% | 99.2% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 85.5% | 14.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 93.3% | 7.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 94.9% | 11.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 94.5% | 12.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 94.7% | 1.2% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Azerbaijan or El Salvador?
- Azerbaijan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Azerbaijan and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and El Salvador?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Azerbaijan ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. 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 percentage of territory controlled by the government.