Benin vs El Salvador: Democracy

Benin
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Benin rank
87th
El Salvador rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

Benin ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0.5 0.5 El Salvador
1910s 0 0.5 0.5 El Salvador
1920s 0 0.7 0.7 El Salvador
1930s 0 0.4 0.4 El Salvador
1940s 0 0.2 0.2 El Salvador
1950s 0 0.4 0.4 El Salvador
1960s 0.5556 0.8889 0.3333 El Salvador
1970s 0 0.9 0.9 El Salvador
1980s 0 0.5556 0.5556 El Salvador
1990s 1.7 1.1 0.6 Benin
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 1.9 2 0.1 El Salvador
2020s 1 1.17 0.1667 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Benin and El Salvador?
0, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for democracy?
Benin ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.