El Salvador vs Uganda: Democracy
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Uganda rank
87th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Uganda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 87th of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | 0.1111 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Uganda?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Uganda?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Uganda 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.