Social Development in El Salvador 156 indicators covering social development for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 2025 up 295.7% 142nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 2025 up 361.4% 31st Political Rights Rating 5 2025 up 150.0% 64th Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 2025 up 150.0% 64th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person 2025 up 348.2% 17th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 2025 up 361.4% 31st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 284.4% 145th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 152.6% 135th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 51.67 % change on previous year 2025 up 31.2% 8th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 2025 up 295.7% 142nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.99 % change on previous year 2025 down 114.4% 162nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 194.6% 24th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.511 2025 down 38.1% 121st Liberal Democracy Index 0.09 2025 down 80.5% 149th Electoral Democracy Index 0.321 2025 down 51.2% 111th Freedom of Association Index 0.646 2025 down 28.5% 96th Freedom of Expression Index 0.356 2025 down 57.7% 138th Participatory Democracy Index 0.159 2025 down 60.9% 122nd Varieties of democracy 0.321 2025 down 51.2% 111th Liberal democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Human Rights Index 0.511 2025 down 38.1% 121st Key features of human rights 0.511 2025 down 38.1% 121st Key features of electoral democracy 0.321 2025 down 51.2% 111th Key features of liberal democracy 0.09 2025 down 80.5% 149th Executive Corruption Index 0.692 2025 up 80.2% 53rd Judicial Corruption Score -0.623 2025 up 14.5% 113th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.562 2025 down 2.8% 82nd Key features of democracy 0.321 2025 down 51.2% 111th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 297.0% 136th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.09 2025 down 80.5% 149th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 297.0% 136th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,406.7% 12th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 down 50.0% 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 297.0% 136th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.321 2025 down 51.2% 110th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.125 2025 down 60.4% 144th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.125 2025 down 72.8% 140th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms -1.23 2025 down 250.2% 144th Media Corruption Score 0.246 2025 down 65.8% 103rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 18.79 % change on previous year 2025 — 26th Academic Freedom Index 0.165 2025 down 79.6% 149th Legislative Corruption Score -0.637 2025 down 21.3% 106th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.9% 67th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 87.6% 91st Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.9% 67th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 68.9% 67th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 100.0% 45th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0051 units per square kilometre 2023 up 152.4% 137th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.31 units per square kilometre 2023 up 612.4% 10th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 — 116th Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.2715 2019 down 4.1% 117th Page 1 of 3 Next →