Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Ecuador or Zambia?

Ecuador, at 0.268 against 0.266 in Zambia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?

115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Zambia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Ecuador

0.268

in 2025

Zambia

0.266

in 2025

Ecuador rank

95th

Zambia rank

96th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Ecuador
Zambia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.268 against 0.266 in Zambia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 96th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.0502	0.019	0.0312	Ecuador
1920s	0.0508	0.0198	0.031	Ecuador
1930s	0.0502	0.0217	0.0285	Ecuador
1940s	0.0582	0.0228	0.0354	Ecuador
1950s	0.0971	0.0294	0.0677	Ecuador
1960s	0.0727	0.1181	0.0454	Zambia
1970s	0.0799	0.1729	0.093	Zambia
1980s	0.3476	0.1838	0.1638	Ecuador
1990s	0.3743	0.2895	0.0848	Ecuador
2000s	0.4042	0.3196	0.0846	Ecuador
2010s	0.3957	0.2866	0.1091	Ecuador
2020s	0.3465	0.2905	0.056	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Ecuador or Zambia?: Ecuador, at 0.268 against 0.266 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Ecuador and Zambia?: 0.002, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Ecuador ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.