Croatia vs El Salvador: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Croatia
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Croatia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was El Salvador ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 94.8% | 99.2% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 85.5% | 13.2% | Croatia |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 93.3% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 94.9% | 5.1% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 94.5% | 5.5% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 94.7% | 5.3% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Croatia or El Salvador?
- Croatia, 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 Croatia and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and El Salvador?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Croatia 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.