Ecuador vs Romania: Direct Democracy Index
Ecuador
0.551
in 2025
Romania
0.403
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
Romania rank
6th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.551 against 0.403 in Romania, a difference of 0.148.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.014 | 0.014 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.014 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.043 | 0.02 | 0.023 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.126 | 0.092 | 0.034 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1536 | 0.1817 | 0.0281 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2574 | 0.2396 | 0.0178 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3519 | 0.319 | 0.0329 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.4232 | 0.4958 | 0.0727 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 0.551 against 0.403 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Ecuador and Romania?
- 0.148, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 6th 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.