Ecuador vs Romania: Liberal democracy
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
32nd
Romania rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Romania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Romania |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Romania?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Ecuador and Romania?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd and Romania 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.