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Centralization of Political Power Index in El Salvador

El Salvador: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.969 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.969
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.969
in 2025
All-time low
0.276
in 2016
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in El Salvador, 1838–2025

0.20.40.60.81183819312025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.969 for centralization of political power index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 247.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in El Salvador peaked at 0.969 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.276, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 188 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in El Salvador, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.71 —
1839 0.71 +0.0%
1840 0.687 -3.2%
1841 0.687 +0.0%
1842 0.687 +0.0%
1843 0.687 +0.0%
1844 0.687 +0.0%
1845 0.687 +0.0%
1846 0.687 +0.0%
1847 0.687 +0.0%
1848 0.687 +0.0%
1849 0.687 +0.0%
1850 0.687 +0.0%
1851 0.687 +0.0%
1852 0.687 +0.0%
1853 0.687 +0.0%
1854 0.687 +0.0%
1855 0.687 +0.0%
1856 0.687 +0.0%
1857 0.687 +0.0%
1858 0.687 +0.0%
1859 0.687 +0.0%
1860 0.687 +0.0%
1861 0.687 +0.0%
1862 0.687 +0.0%
1863 0.687 +0.0%
1864 0.687 +0.0%
1865 0.687 +0.0%
1866 0.687 +0.0%
1867 0.687 +0.0%
1868 0.687 +0.0%
1869 0.687 +0.0%
1870 0.687 +0.0%
1871 0.687 +0.0%
1872 0.687 +0.0%
1873 0.687 +0.0%
1874 0.687 +0.0%
1875 0.687 +0.0%
1876 0.687 +0.0%
1877 0.687 +0.0%
1878 0.687 +0.0%
1879 0.687 +0.0%
1880 0.687 +0.0%
1881 0.687 +0.0%
1882 0.687 +0.0%
1883 0.687 +0.0%
1884 0.687 +0.0%
1885 0.687 +0.0%
1886 0.687 +0.0%
1887 0.687 +0.0%
1888 0.687 +0.0%
1889 0.687 +0.0%
1890 0.687 +0.0%
1891 0.687 +0.0%
1892 0.687 +0.0%
1893 0.687 +0.0%
1894 0.687 +0.0%
1895 0.687 +0.0%
1896 0.687 +0.0%
1897 0.687 +0.0%
1898 0.687 +0.0%
1899 0.687 +0.0%
1900 0.729 +6.1%
1901 0.729 +0.0%
1902 0.729 +0.0%
1903 0.729 +0.0%
1904 0.729 +0.0%
1905 0.729 +0.0%
1906 0.729 +0.0%
1907 0.729 +0.0%
1908 0.729 +0.0%
1909 0.729 +0.0%
1910 0.729 +0.0%
1911 0.729 +0.0%
1912 0.729 +0.0%
1913 0.729 +0.0%
1914 0.729 +0.0%
1915 0.729 +0.0%
1916 0.729 +0.0%
1917 0.729 +0.0%
1918 0.729 +0.0%
1919 0.729 +0.0%
1920 0.729 +0.0%
1921 0.729 +0.0%
1922 0.729 +0.0%
1923 0.729 +0.0%
1924 0.729 +0.0%
1925 0.729 +0.0%
1926 0.729 +0.0%
1927 0.729 +0.0%
1928 0.729 +0.0%
1929 0.729 +0.0%
1930 0.729 +0.0%
1931 0.784 +7.5%
1932 0.807 +2.9%
1933 0.806 -0.1%
1934 0.806 +0.0%
1935 0.806 +0.0%
1936 0.806 +0.0%
1937 0.806 +0.0%
1938 0.806 +0.0%
1939 0.806 +0.0%
1940 0.806 +0.0%
1941 0.806 +0.0%
1942 0.806 +0.0%
1943 0.806 +0.0%
1944 0.806 +0.0%
1945 0.788 -2.2%
1946 0.788 +0.0%
1947 0.788 +0.0%
1948 0.788 +0.0%
1949 0.788 +0.0%
1950 0.786 -0.3%
1951 0.786 +0.0%
1952 0.786 +0.0%
1953 0.786 +0.0%
1954 0.786 +0.0%
1955 0.786 +0.0%
1956 0.786 +0.0%
1957 0.786 +0.0%
1958 0.786 +0.0%
1959 0.786 +0.0%
1960 0.802 +2.0%
1961 0.802 +0.0%
1962 0.782 -2.5%
1963 0.782 +0.0%
1964 0.782 +0.0%
1965 0.782 +0.0%
1966 0.782 +0.0%
1967 0.782 +0.0%
1968 0.782 +0.0%
1969 0.782 +0.0%
1970 0.782 +0.0%
1971 0.782 +0.0%
1972 0.779 -0.4%
1973 0.803 +3.1%
1974 0.803 +0.0%
1975 0.803 +0.0%
1976 0.803 +0.0%
1977 0.803 +0.0%
1978 0.803 +0.0%
1979 0.814 +1.4%
1980 0.849 +4.3%
1981 0.849 +0.0%
1982 0.85 +0.1%
1983 0.849 -0.1%
1984 0.821 -3.3%
1985 0.821 +0.0%
1986 0.733 -10.7%
1987 0.733 +0.0%
1988 0.733 +0.0%
1989 0.725 -1.1%
1990 0.722 -0.4%
1991 0.726 +0.6%
1992 0.614 -15.4%
1993 0.58 -5.5%
1994 0.52 -10.3%
1995 0.48 -7.7%
1996 0.485 +1.0%
1997 0.485 +0.0%
1998 0.46 -5.2%
1999 0.46 +0.0%
2000 0.434 -5.7%
2001 0.434 +0.0%
2002 0.434 +0.0%
2003 0.407 -6.2%
2004 0.407 +0.0%
2005 0.409 +0.5%
2006 0.399 -2.4%
2007 0.399 +0.0%
2008 0.374 -6.3%
2009 0.332 -11.2%
2010 0.299 -9.9%
2011 0.299 +0.0%
2012 0.286 -4.3%
2013 0.279 -2.4%
2014 0.279 +0.0%
2015 0.279 +0.0%
2016 0.276 -1.1%
2017 0.283 +2.5%
2018 0.316 +11.7%
2019 0.374 +18.4%
2020 0.459 +22.7%
2021 0.855 +86.3%
2022 0.892 +4.3%
2023 0.926 +3.8%
2024 0.963 +4.0%
2025 0.969 +0.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.969 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.969 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.71 0.71 0.71 2
1840s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1850s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1860s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1870s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1880s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1890s 0.687 0.687 0.687 10
1900s 0.729 0.729 0.729 10
1910s 0.729 0.729 0.729 10
1920s 0.729 0.729 0.729 10
1930s 0.7962 0.729 0.807 10
1940s 0.797 0.788 0.806 10
1950s 0.786 0.786 0.786 10
1960s 0.786 0.782 0.802 10
1970s 0.7975 0.779 0.814 10
1980s 0.7963 0.725 0.85 10
1990s 0.5532 0.46 0.726 10
2000s 0.4029 0.332 0.434 10
2010s 0.297 0.276 0.374 10
2020s 0.844 0.459 0.969 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Chad 0.976 compare
  2. 8 Venezuela 0.974 compare
  3. 9 Azerbaijan 0.972 compare
  4. 11 Tajikistan 0.968 compare
  5. 12 Turkmenistan 0.947 compare
  6. 13 Russia 0.945 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in El Salvador?
Centralization of political power index in El Salvador was 0.969 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.969 in 2025.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for centralization of political power index?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 247.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.