Effective Power to Govern Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Effective Power to Govern Score was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective Power to Govern Score in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in El Salvador peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in El Salvador?
- Effective power to govern score in El Salvador was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for effective power to govern score?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.