Ecuador vs Mexico: Direct Democracy Index
Ecuador
0.551
in 2025
Mexico
0.466
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
Mexico rank
5th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.551 against 0.466 in Mexico, a difference of 0.085.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 5th of 175 countries.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.