Ecuador vs Finland: Electoral democracy

Ecuador
2
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Finland rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Finland
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Finland ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Finland Difference Ahead
1860s 0.4 0 0.4 Ecuador
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0.1111 0 0.1111 Ecuador
1890s 0.7778 0 0.7778 Ecuador
1900s 0.6 0 0.6 Ecuador
1910s 0.9 0.5 0.4 Ecuador
1920s 0.9 2 1.1 Finland
1930s 0.7 2 1.3 Finland
1940s 0.7 1.7 1 Finland
1950s 1 2 1 Finland
1960s 0.5 2 1.5 Finland
1970s 0.2222 2 1.78 Finland
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Ecuador or Finland?
Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ecuador and Finland?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Finland?
157 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Finland rank globally for electoral democracy?
Ecuador ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.