Belarus vs El Salvador: Percentage of territory controlled by government

Belarus
100
in 2025
El Salvador
100
in 2025
Belarus rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Percentage of territory controlled by government over time

  • Belarus
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 100 against 100 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was El Salvador ahead.

Belarus ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 174 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 13 and El Salvador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus El Salvador Difference Ahead
1840s 75.5 70 5.5 Belarus
1850s 79.4 70 9.4 Belarus
1860s 84.5 70 14.5 Belarus
1870s 89.5 95.5 6 El Salvador
1880s 98.25 98.33 0.0827 El Salvador
1890s 99.17 98.33 0.834 Belarus
1900s 96.68 99.08 2.4 El Salvador
1910s 85.33 99.17 13.83 El Salvador
1920s 93.35 99.17 5.82 El Salvador
1930s 100 99.17 0.833 Belarus
1940s 94.7 99.17 4.47 El Salvador
1950s 100 99.17 0.833 Belarus
1960s 100 99.17 0.833 Belarus
1970s 100 99.17 0.833 Belarus
1980s 100 85.5 14.5 Belarus
1990s 98.82 93.28 5.54 Belarus
2000s 100 94.93 5.07 Belarus
2010s 100 94.52 5.48 Belarus
2020s 99.89 94.7 5.19 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of territory controlled by government, Belarus or El Salvador?
Belarus, at 100 against 100 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in percentage of territory controlled by government between Belarus and El Salvador?
0, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of territory controlled by government?
Belarus ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory 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 controlled by government
Source
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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