El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Democracy
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Nicaragua
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
146th
Nicaragua rank
146th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.7 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | 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 Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Nicaragua 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).