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?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.