Ecuador vs Peru: Liberal democracy
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Peru
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
32nd
Peru rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.2222 | 0 | 0.2222 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.7143 | 0.1429 | 0.5714 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.2222 | 0 | 0.2222 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.