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.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.006 | 0 | 0.006 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.043 | 0 | 0.043 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.126 | 0 | 0.126 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1536 | 0 | 0.1536 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2574 | 0 | 0.2574 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3519 | 0.0365 | 0.3154 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.4232 | 0.3595 | 0.0637 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 0.551 against 0.466 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.085, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.