Ecuador vs Maldives: Key features of liberal democracy
Ecuador
0.386
in 2025
Maldives
0.416
in 2025
Ecuador rank
78th
Maldives rank
76th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.416 against 0.386 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1538 | 0.033 | 0.1208 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1485 | 0.033 | 0.1155 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.12 | 0.033 | 0.087 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1033 | 0.0515 | 0.0518 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1188 | 0.0696 | 0.0492 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1858 | 0.0654 | 0.1204 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.1258 | 0.063 | 0.0628 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0798 | 0.0668 | 0.013 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.428 | 0.0582 | 0.3698 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.456 | 0.0579 | 0.3981 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4226 | 0.1309 | 0.2917 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3215 | 0.272 | 0.0495 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.4552 | 0.4322 | 0.023 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Ecuador or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.386 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Ecuador and Maldives?
- 0.03, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.