Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ecuador or Maldives?

Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.386 in Ecuador as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ecuador vs Maldives: Liberal Democracy Index

Ecuador

0.386

in 2025

Maldives

0.416

in 2025

Ecuador rank

78th

Maldives rank

76th

Liberal Democracy Index 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 liberal democracy index, Ecuador or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.386 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index 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 liberal democracy index?: Ecuador ranks 78th and Maldives ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.