Ecuador vs Niger: Democracy Index

Ecuador
5
in 2018
Niger
5
in 2018
Ecuador rank
98th
Niger rank
98th

Democracy Index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Niger
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 5 against 5 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and Niger ranks 98th of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).