🇸🇻 El Salvador: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — El Salvador scores 9.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Nayib buke
Head of State · Nuevas Ideas
Democracy trend
Upcoming elections
2027 Salvadoran presidential election
2027-01-01T00:00:00Z2027 Salvadoran legislative election
2027-02-28T00:00:00ZVoting alignment
El Salvador's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is El Salvador a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — El Salvador scores 9.0 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #152 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in El Salvador improving or declining?
El Salvador's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 37.2 points over the past decade, standing at 9.0 in 2025 (1-year change: 0.0).
Who leads El Salvador?
Nayib buke is El Salvador's head of state (Nuevas Ideas).
When is the next election in El Salvador?
2027 Salvadoran presidential election is scheduled for 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.