Bolivia vs Ecuador: Electoral democracy
Bolivia
1
in 2025
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bolivia or Ecuador?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).