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Regulation of Political Participation Score in El Salvador

El Salvador: Regulation of Political Participation Score was 2 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 167 countries
All-time high
4
in 1903
All-time low
2
in 1960
Years of data
168
1841–2018

Regulation of Political Participation Score in El Salvador, 1841–2018

01234184119292018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, regulation of political participation score in El Salvador stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 168 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulation of political participation score in El Salvador peaked at 4 in 1903 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1960.

El Salvador ranks 110th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 168 years of available data.

Regulation of Political Participation Score in El Salvador, year by year

Year Value Change
1841 3 —
1842 3 +0.0%
1843 3 +0.0%
1844 3 +0.0%
1845 3 +0.0%
1846 3 +0.0%
1847 3 +0.0%
1848 3 +0.0%
1849 3 +0.0%
1850 3 +0.0%
1851 3 +0.0%
1852 3 +0.0%
1853 3 +0.0%
1854 3 +0.0%
1858 3 +0.0%
1859 3 +0.0%
1860 3 +0.0%
1861 3 +0.0%
1862 3 +0.0%
1863 3 +0.0%
1864 3 +0.0%
1865 3 +0.0%
1866 3 +0.0%
1867 3 +0.0%
1868 3 +0.0%
1869 3 +0.0%
1870 3 +0.0%
1871 3 +0.0%
1872 3 +0.0%
1873 3 +0.0%
1874 3 +0.0%
1875 3 +0.0%
1876 3 +0.0%
1877 3 +0.0%
1878 3 +0.0%
1879 3 +0.0%
1880 3 +0.0%
1881 3 +0.0%
1882 3 +0.0%
1883 3 +0.0%
1884 3 +0.0%
1885 3 +0.0%
1886 3 +0.0%
1887 3 +0.0%
1888 3 +0.0%
1889 3 +0.0%
1890 3 +0.0%
1891 3 +0.0%
1892 3 +0.0%
1893 3 +0.0%
1894 3 +0.0%
1895 3 +0.0%
1896 3 +0.0%
1897 3 +0.0%
1898 3 +0.0%
1899 3 +0.0%
1900 3 +0.0%
1901 3 +0.0%
1902 3 +0.0%
1903 4 +33.3%
1904 4 +0.0%
1905 4 +0.0%
1906 4 +0.0%
1907 4 +0.0%
1908 4 +0.0%
1909 4 +0.0%
1910 4 +0.0%
1911 4 +0.0%
1912 4 +0.0%
1913 4 +0.0%
1914 4 +0.0%
1915 4 +0.0%
1916 4 +0.0%
1917 4 +0.0%
1918 4 +0.0%
1919 4 +0.0%
1920 4 +0.0%
1921 4 +0.0%
1922 4 +0.0%
1923 4 +0.0%
1924 4 +0.0%
1925 4 +0.0%
1926 4 +0.0%
1927 4 +0.0%
1928 4 +0.0%
1929 4 +0.0%
1930 4 +0.0%
1931 4 +0.0%
1932 4 +0.0%
1933 4 +0.0%
1934 4 +0.0%
1935 4 +0.0%
1936 4 +0.0%
1937 4 +0.0%
1938 4 +0.0%
1939 4 +0.0%
1940 4 +0.0%
1941 4 +0.0%
1942 4 +0.0%
1943 4 +0.0%
1944 4 +0.0%
1945 4 +0.0%
1946 4 +0.0%
1947 4 +0.0%
1950 4 +0.0%
1951 4 +0.0%
1952 4 +0.0%
1953 4 +0.0%
1954 4 +0.0%
1955 4 +0.0%
1956 4 +0.0%
1957 4 +0.0%
1958 4 +0.0%
1959 4 +0.0%
1960 2 -50.0%
1961 3 +50.0%
1962 3 +0.0%
1963 3 +0.0%
1964 3 +0.0%
1965 3 +0.0%
1966 3 +0.0%
1967 3 +0.0%
1968 3 +0.0%
1969 3 +0.0%
1970 3 +0.0%
1971 3 +0.0%
1972 3 +0.0%
1973 3 +0.0%
1974 3 +0.0%
1975 3 +0.0%
1976 3 +0.0%
1977 4 +33.3%
1978 4 +0.0%
1984 2 -50.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 2 +0.0%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 3 3 3 9
1850s 3 3 3 7
1860s 3 3 3 10
1870s 3 3 3 10
1880s 3 3 3 10
1890s 3 3 3 10
1900s 3.7 3 4 10
1910s 4 4 4 10
1920s 4 4 4 10
1930s 4 4 4 10
1940s 4 4 4 8
1950s 4 4 4 10
1960s 2.9 2 3 10
1970s 3.22 3 4 9
1980s 2 2 2 6
1990s 2 2 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulation of political participation score in El Salvador?
Regulation of political participation score in El Salvador was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest regulation of political participation score recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1903.
What is the lowest regulation of political participation score recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1960.
How does El Salvador rank for regulation of political participation score?
El Salvador ranks 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is regulation of political participation score rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
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Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).