El Salvador vs Ukraine: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was El Salvador ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ukraine Difference Ahead
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 El Salvador
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 El Salvador
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1970s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1980s 0.5556 0 0.5556 El Salvador
1990s 1.1 1.3 0.2 Ukraine
2000s 2 1.4 0.6 El Salvador
2010s 2 1.1 0.9 El Salvador
2020s 1.17 1.33 0.1667 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, El Salvador or Ukraine?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Ukraine?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
El Salvador ranks 87th and Ukraine 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.