Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
El Salvador
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- El Salvador
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).