El Salvador vs Rwanda: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
El Salvador
0.6
in 2025
Rwanda
0.662
in 2025
El Salvador rank
115th
Rwanda rank
112th
Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.662 against 0.6 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.062.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Rwanda ranks 112th of 175 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0 | 0.689 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.689 | 0 | 0.689 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.689 | 0 | 0.689 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.689 | 0 | 0.689 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.689 | 0 | 0.689 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.689 | 0.552 | 0.137 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.744 | 0.462 | 0.282 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.7791 | 0.31 | 0.4691 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.8728 | 0.465 | 0.4078 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.944 | 0.8126 | 0.1314 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.9462 | 0.853 | 0.0932 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9095 | 0.7472 | 0.1623 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.662 against 0.6 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0.062, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Rwanda ranks 112th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.