El Salvador vs United States of America: Regulation of Political Participation Score

El Salvador
2
in 2018
United States of America
2
in 2020
El Salvador rank
110th
United States of America rank
110th

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • United States of America
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in United States of America, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1841 it was United States of America ahead.

El Salvador ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 110th of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United States of America Difference Ahead
1840s 3 5 2 United States of America
1850s 3 2 1 El Salvador
1860s 3 3 0
1870s 3 2.7 0.3 El Salvador
1880s 3 2 1 El Salvador
1890s 3 2 1 El Salvador
1900s 3.7 2 1.7 El Salvador
1910s 4 2 2 El Salvador
1920s 4 2 2 El Salvador
1930s 4 2 2 El Salvador
1940s 4 2 2 El Salvador
1950s 4 2 2 El Salvador
1960s 2.9 2 0.9 El Salvador
1970s 3.22 3.67 0.4444 United States of America
1980s 2 5 3 United States of America
1990s 2 5 3 United States of America
2000s 2 5 3 United States of America
2010s 2 4 2 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, El Salvador or United States of America?
El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between El Salvador and United States of America?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States of America?
163 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and United States of America rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
El Salvador ranks 110th and United States of America ranks 110th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).