El Salvador vs South Africa: Universal suffrage lexical
El Salvador
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal suffrage lexical over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal suffrage lexical, El Salvador or South Africa?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal suffrage lexical between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for universal suffrage lexical?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Universal suffrage lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.