Democracy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in El Salvador is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in El Salvador peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 4 | 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 democracy in El Salvador?
- Democracy in El Salvador was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for democracy?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).