Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in El Salvador is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in El Salvador peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 122nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in El Salvador?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in El Salvador was 5 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.