Bolivia vs El Salvador: Police officers per 1,000 people

Bolivia
4.56
in 2011
El Salvador
4.77
in 2015
Bolivia rank
35th
El Salvador rank
33rd

Police officers per 1,000 people over time

  • Bolivia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.77 against 4.56 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bolivia ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 103 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 3.97 3.86 0.1035 Bolivia
2010s 4.6 4.47 0.1303 Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, Bolivia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 4.77 against 4.56 in Bolivia as of 2015.
What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between Bolivia and El Salvador?
0.21, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2011.
How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
Bolivia ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.