What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2020.

What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2025.

How does El Salvador rank for strong elected local governments index?

El Salvador ranks 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in El Salvador

Name: Strong Elected Local Governments Index in El Salvador
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Strong Elected Local Governments Index was 0.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6

Change on year

down 37.7%

World rank

115th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.977

in 2020

All-time low

0.6

in 2025

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Strong Elected Local Governments Index in El Salvador, 1838–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, strong elected local governments index in El Salvador stood at 0.6. That is the lowest value across all 188 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in El Salvador peaked at 0.977 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2025.

That places El Salvador 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.689	0.689	0.689	2
1840s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1850s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1860s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1870s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1880s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1890s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1900s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1910s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1920s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1930s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1940s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1950s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1960s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1970s	0.744	0.744	0.744	10
1980s	0.7791	0.744	0.783	10
1990s	0.8728	0.783	0.944	10
2000s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
2010s	0.9462	0.944	0.955	10
2020s	0.9095	0.6	0.977	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

112 Rwanda 0.662 compare
114 Djibouti 0.645 compare
116 Guyana 0.593 compare
117 Botswana 0.565 compare
118 Pakistan 0.518 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong elected local governments index in El Salvador?: Strong elected local governments index in El Salvador was 0.6 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 2020.
What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2025.
How does El Salvador rank for strong elected local governments index?: El Salvador ranks 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Strong Elected Local Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.