El Salvador: Clean elections index

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 El Salvador

Clean elections index

 Latest value 0.434
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 0.283
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.655
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.434 index points, unchanged from 0.434 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.537 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1960 to 2023 is 0.283 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.655 index points was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Historical series
El Salvador - Clean elections index - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Measures the extent to which elections are free and fair with absence of registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation, vote buying, and election violence.

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