Ecuador vs Romania: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Ecuador
0.607
in 2025
Romania
0.605
in 2025
Ecuador rank
68th
Romania rank
69th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.607 against 0.605 in Romania, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 68th and Romania ranks 69th of 175 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 14 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1047 | 0.0409 | 0.0638 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.123 | 0.0372 | 0.0858 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.1446 | 0.0441 | 0.1005 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.1224 | 0.1935 | 0.0711 | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.1347 | 0.2177 | 0.083 | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.162 | 0.2191 | 0.0571 | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.2237 | 0.2189 | 0.0048 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.2284 | 0.2384 | 0.01 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.2461 | 0.2363 | 0.0098 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.2434 | 0.2326 | 0.0108 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.2354 | 0.1998 | 0.0356 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.2427 | 0.1243 | 0.1184 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.3643 | 0.147 | 0.2173 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.2532 | 0.1832 | 0.07 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.1994 | 0.186 | 0.0134 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.6859 | 0.1856 | 0.5003 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.7028 | 0.5736 | 0.1292 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.6772 | 0.6123 | 0.0649 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.571 | 0.6972 | 0.1262 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6335 | 0.6953 | 0.0618 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 0.607 against 0.605 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Ecuador and Romania?
- 0.002, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 68th and Romania ranks 69th 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.