El Salvador vs India: Democracy
El Salvador
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
India rank
87th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1838 it was India ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and India ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | India |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | India |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | India |
| 1980s | 0.5556 | 2 | 1.44 | India |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | India |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1 | 0.1667 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or India?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and India?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and India 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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.