Ecuador vs Uruguay: Direct Democracy Index
Ecuador
0.551
in 2025
Uruguay
0.618
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
2nd
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.618 against 0.551 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.067.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.17 | 0.17 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4052 | 0.4052 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.399 | 0.399 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.006 | 0.3813 | 0.3753 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.043 | 0.2171 | 0.1741 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.126 | 0.1981 | 0.0721 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.1536 | 0.6069 | 0.4533 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.2574 | 0.6001 | 0.3427 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.3519 | 0.5672 | 0.2153 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.4232 | 0.527 | 0.1038 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.618 against 0.551 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.067, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd 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.