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
00.20.40.6190019622025

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

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.