El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Democracy
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Democracy over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5556 | 1 | 0.4444 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 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 Zimbabwe?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Zimbabwe 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.