El Salvador vs Mexico: Private civil liberties index

El Salvador
0.744
in 2025
Mexico
0.749
in 2025
El Salvador rank
91st
Mexico rank
89th

Private civil liberties index over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.749 against 0.744 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1830s 0.105 0.384 0.279 Mexico
1840s 0.105 0.384 0.279 Mexico
1850s 0.105 0.3819 0.2769 Mexico
1860s 0.105 0.4053 0.3003 Mexico
1870s 0.1572 0.4604 0.3032 Mexico
1880s 0.1883 0.452 0.2637 Mexico
1890s 0.22 0.452 0.232 Mexico
1900s 0.22 0.445 0.225 Mexico
1910s 0.2407 0.4478 0.2071 Mexico
1920s 0.25 0.3766 0.1266 Mexico
1930s 0.2012 0.5065 0.3053 Mexico
1940s 0.2192 0.61 0.3908 Mexico
1950s 0.25 0.634 0.384 Mexico
1960s 0.2368 0.663 0.4262 Mexico
1970s 0.1236 0.663 0.5394 Mexico
1980s 0.1293 0.6638 0.5345 Mexico
1990s 0.5903 0.7192 0.1289 Mexico
2000s 0.8197 0.7484 0.0713 El Salvador
2010s 0.8281 0.7785 0.0496 El Salvador
2020s 0.6497 0.788 0.1383 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private civil liberties index, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.749 against 0.744 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in private civil liberties index between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.005, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for private civil liberties index?
El Salvador ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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