Bolivia vs Ecuador: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Bolivia
0.605
in 2025
Ecuador
0.607
in 2025
Bolivia rank
69th
Ecuador rank
68th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.607 against 0.605 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 69th and Ecuador ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1812 | 0.103 | 0.0782 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 0.2034 | 0.123 | 0.0804 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 0.1666 | 0.1446 | 0.022 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.0944 | 0.1224 | 0.028 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.1261 | 0.1347 | 0.0086 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.1853 | 0.162 | 0.0233 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 0.1989 | 0.2237 | 0.0248 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1727 | 0.2284 | 0.0557 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1749 | 0.2461 | 0.0712 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1671 | 0.2434 | 0.0763 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1292 | 0.2354 | 0.1062 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1432 | 0.2427 | 0.0995 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.2094 | 0.3643 | 0.1549 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.2056 | 0.2532 | 0.0476 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0986 | 0.1994 | 0.1008 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.4063 | 0.6859 | 0.2796 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.713 | 0.7028 | 0.0102 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.7293 | 0.6772 | 0.0521 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.6219 | 0.571 | 0.0509 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.5397 | 0.6335 | 0.0938 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Bolivia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.607 against 0.605 in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 0.002, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Bolivia ranks 69th and Ecuador ranks 68th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.