Elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador
El Salvador: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1931
All-time low
0
in 1838
Years of data
188
1838–2025
Elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador, 1838–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 1931 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1838.
That places El Salvador 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador?
- Elections recently led to a change in government in El Salvador was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1931.
- What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1838.
- How does El Salvador rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
- El Salvador ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elections recently led to a change in government rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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