El Salvador vs Namibia: Political opposition

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • El Salvador
  • Namibia
00.20.40.60.81183819312025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Namibia Difference Ahead
1880s 0.6667 0 0.6667 El Salvador
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1900s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1910s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1920s 1 0.4 0.6 El Salvador
1930s 0.1 1 0.9 Namibia
1940s 0 1 1 Namibia
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.3 1 0.7 Namibia
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Namibia
1980s 0.8 0.4 0.4 El Salvador
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, El Salvador or Namibia?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between El Salvador and Namibia?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for political opposition?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.