El Salvador vs Mexico: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 20 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Mexico ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Mexico in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.8 0.7 0.1 El Salvador
1850s 1 0.8 0.2 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 0.5556 0.2222 0.3333 El Salvador
1920s 0.625 1 0.375 Mexico
1930s 0.4 1 0.6 Mexico
1940s 0.2 1 0.8 Mexico
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 Mexico
1960s 0.9 1 0.1 Mexico
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Mexico
1980s 0.5556 1 0.4444 Mexico
1990s 1.1 1.4 0.3 Mexico
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 1.17 1.67 0.5 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Mexico?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
184 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
El Salvador ranks 87th and Mexico 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.