Canada vs El Salvador: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Canada
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 35.6% | 50.0% | 14.4% | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 28.0% | 50.0% | 22.0% | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 22.0% | 50.0% | 28.0% | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 22.0% | 50.0% | 28.0% | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 31.5% | 50.0% | 18.5% | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 40.2% | 50.0% | 9.8% | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 40.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 40.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 85.0% | 50.0% | 35.0% | Canada |
| 1930s | 90.0% | 50.0% | 40.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 90.0% | 100.0% | 10.0% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 95.0% | 100.0% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 100.0% against 100.0% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Canada ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.