Denmark vs El Salvador: Democracy

Denmark
2
in 2018
El Salvador
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark El Salvador Difference Ahead
1840s 0.1111 1 0.8889 El Salvador
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 0.3 0.7 Denmark
1910s 1.9 0 1.9 Denmark
1920s 2 0 2 Denmark
1930s 2 0 2 Denmark
1940s 2 0 2 Denmark
1950s 2 0 2 Denmark
1960s 2 1 1 Denmark
1970s 2 0.8 1.2 Denmark
1980s 2 1.6 0.4 Denmark
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Denmark or El Salvador?
Denmark, at 2 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and El Salvador?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
170 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 167 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).