El Salvador vs Hong Kong, China: Democracy
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
146th
Hong Kong, China rank
146th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Hong Kong, China ranks 146th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 | 4 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Hong Kong, China?
- El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Hong Kong, China rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Hong Kong, China ranks 146th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).