El Salvador vs Rwanda: Democracy
El Salvador
3
in 2025
Rwanda
3
in 2025
El Salvador rank
94th
Rwanda rank
94th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3 against 3 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.67 | 0 | 1.67 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 2.1 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6 | 3 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 0.3333 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 3 against 3 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.