El Salvador vs Switzerland: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
Switzerland
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- El Salvador
- Switzerland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Switzerland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 95.5% | 100.0% | 4.5% | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 98.3% | 100.0% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 98.3% | 100.0% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 99.1% | 100.0% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 100.0% | 14.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 100.0% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 100.0% | 5.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 100.0% | 5.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 100.0% | 5.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, El Salvador or Switzerland?
- El Salvador, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.