Congo vs El Salvador: Democracy

Congo
3
in 2025
El Salvador
3
in 2025
Congo rank
116th
El Salvador rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 3 against 3 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1882 it was El Salvador ahead.

Congo ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1880s 0 2.5 2.5 El Salvador
1890s 0 2.6 2.6 El Salvador
1900s 0 3 3 El Salvador
1910s 0 3 3 El Salvador
1920s 0 3 3 El Salvador
1930s 0 1.2 1.2 El Salvador
1940s 0.8 0.8 0
1950s 2 3 1 El Salvador
1960s 1.4 1.5 0.1 El Salvador
1970s 0.5 2.7 2.2 El Salvador
1980s 1 4.2 3.2 El Salvador
1990s 1.7 6 4.3 El Salvador
2000s 2.4 6 3.6 El Salvador
2010s 3 6.5 3.5 El Salvador
2020s 3 5 2 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Congo or El Salvador?
Congo, at 3 against 3 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Congo and El Salvador?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for democracy?
Congo ranks 116th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
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

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).