El Salvador vs United States: Suffrage
El Salvador
100
in 2025
United States
100
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- El Salvador
- United States
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 100 against 100 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 50 | 35 | 15 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 50 | 35 | 15 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 50 | 35 | 15 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 50 | 35 | 15 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 50 | 44 | 6 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 50 | 43 | 7 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 50 | 42 | 8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 50 | 41 | 9 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 50 | 41 | 9 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 50 | 88 | 38 | United States |
| 1930s | 50 | 90.7 | 40.7 | United States |
| 1940s | 100 | 93.4 | 6.6 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 100 | 95 | 5 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 100 | 97 | 3 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, El Salvador or United States?
- El Salvador, at 100 against 100 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between El Salvador and United States?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for suffrage?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.