Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Rule of law index

Afghanistan
0.084
in 2025
El Salvador
0.082
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
161st
El Salvador rank
163rd

Rule of law index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • El Salvador
00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.084 against 0.082 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 161st and El Salvador ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 16 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s 0.402 0.152 0.25 Afghanistan
1840s 0.402 0.171 0.231 Afghanistan
1850s 0.402 0.1754 0.2266 Afghanistan
1860s 0.402 0.182 0.22 Afghanistan
1870s 0.402 0.182 0.22 Afghanistan
1880s 0.323 0.182 0.141 Afghanistan
1890s 0.323 0.182 0.141 Afghanistan
1900s 0.314 0.182 0.132 Afghanistan
1910s 0.3191 0.182 0.1371 Afghanistan
1920s 0.3814 0.173 0.2084 Afghanistan
1930s 0.37 0.1031 0.2669 Afghanistan
1940s 0.373 0.1088 0.2642 Afghanistan
1950s 0.373 0.147 0.226 Afghanistan
1960s 0.383 0.1422 0.2408 Afghanistan
1970s 0.3373 0.1136 0.2237 Afghanistan
1980s 0.2237 0.1296 0.0941 Afghanistan
1990s 0.0995 0.3066 0.2071 El Salvador
2000s 0.1184 0.3768 0.2584 El Salvador
2010s 0.1386 0.4373 0.2987 El Salvador
2020s 0.118 0.1452 0.0272 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
Afghanistan, at 0.084 against 0.082 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
0.002, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for rule of law index?
Afghanistan ranks 161st and El Salvador ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed