Which has higher political civil liberties index, Djibouti or El Salvador?

El Salvador, at 0.429 against 0.41 in Djibouti as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and El Salvador?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs El Salvador: Political Civil Liberties Index

Djibouti

0.41

in 2025

El Salvador

0.429

in 2025

Djibouti rank

131st

El Salvador rank

128th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Djibouti
El Salvador

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.429 against 0.41 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

Djibouti ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 128th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0779	0.307	0.2291	El Salvador
1910s	0.077	0.3012	0.2242	El Salvador
1920s	0.077	0.306	0.229	El Salvador
1930s	0.077	0.1277	0.0507	El Salvador
1940s	0.0794	0.1635	0.0841	El Salvador
1950s	0.083	0.2143	0.1313	El Salvador
1960s	0.0886	0.2425	0.1539	El Salvador
1970s	0.1043	0.1545	0.0502	El Salvador
1980s	0.1874	0.1539	0.0335	Djibouti
1990s	0.3147	0.6622	0.3475	El Salvador
2000s	0.3879	0.8607	0.4728	El Salvador
2010s	0.3845	0.8763	0.4918	El Salvador
2020s	0.4103	0.5187	0.1083	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Djibouti or El Salvador?: El Salvador, at 0.429 against 0.41 in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Djibouti and El Salvador?: 0.019, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and El Salvador?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and El Salvador rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Djibouti ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.