Ecuador vs Niger: Distribution of Democracy Index

Ecuador
15
in 2018
Niger
15
in 2018
Ecuador rank
99th
Niger rank
99th

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Niger
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 15 against 15 in Niger, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 99th and Niger ranks 99th of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).