Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Liberal Democracy Index
Ecuador
0.386
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.384
in 2025
Ecuador rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
79th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.386 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1538 | 0.052 | 0.1018 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1485 | 0.0515 | 0.097 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.12 | 0.051 | 0.069 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1033 | 0.051 | 0.0523 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1188 | 0.0773 | 0.0415 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1858 | 0.1841 | 0.0017 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.1258 | 0.2244 | 0.0986 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0798 | 0.3688 | 0.289 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.428 | 0.4344 | 0.0064 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.456 | 0.4164 | 0.0396 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4226 | 0.4052 | 0.0174 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3215 | 0.3522 | 0.0307 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4552 | 0.3698 | 0.0853 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 0.386 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.002, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.
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About this data
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.