El Salvador vs Mexico: Democratic change
El Salvador
0
in 2025
Mexico
0
in 2025
El Salvador rank
131st
Mexico rank
131st
Democratic change over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 against 0 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 131st and Mexico ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 0 against 0 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for democratic change?
- El Salvador ranks 131st and Mexico ranks 131st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.