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
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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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Indicator
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.