El Salvador vs South Sudan: Rule of law index

El Salvador
0.082
in 2025
South Sudan
0.076
in 2025
El Salvador rank
163rd
South Sudan rank
164th

Rule of law index over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.082 against 0.076 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.006.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1838 it was South Sudan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Sudan Difference Ahead
1830s 0.152 0.358 0.206 South Sudan
1840s 0.171 0.3629 0.1919 South Sudan
1850s 0.1754 0.3782 0.2028 South Sudan
1860s 0.182 0.3359 0.1539 South Sudan
1870s 0.182 0.3472 0.1652 South Sudan
1880s 0.182 0.4688 0.2868 South Sudan
1900s 0.182 0.605 0.423 South Sudan
1910s 0.182 0.605 0.423 South Sudan
1920s 0.173 0.6072 0.4342 South Sudan
1930s 0.1031 0.61 0.5069 South Sudan
1940s 0.1088 0.6112 0.5024 South Sudan
1950s 0.147 0.5959 0.4489 South Sudan
1960s 0.1422 0.5214 0.3792 South Sudan
1970s 0.1136 0.3512 0.2376 South Sudan
1980s 0.1296 0.3733 0.2437 South Sudan
1990s 0.3066 0.046 0.2606 El Salvador
2000s 0.3768 0.0858 0.291 El Salvador
2010s 0.4373 0.0762 0.3611 El Salvador
2020s 0.1452 0.0888 0.0563 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, El Salvador or South Sudan?
El Salvador, at 0.082 against 0.076 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between El Salvador and South Sudan?
0.006, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
173 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for rule of law index?
El Salvador ranks 163rd and South Sudan ranks 164th 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