Croatia vs Ecuador: Participatory Democracy Index
Croatia
0.459
in 2025
Ecuador
0.462
in 2025
Croatia rank
49th
Ecuador rank
47th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Croatia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.462 against 0.459 in Croatia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Ecuador ahead.
Croatia ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0396 | 0.1418 | 0.1022 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.0646 | 0.1902 | 0.1256 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.0649 | 0.1515 | 0.0866 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0645 | 0.1502 | 0.0857 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.0762 | 0.4279 | 0.3517 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.2142 | 0.4675 | 0.2533 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4815 | 0.4731 | 0.0084 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.5638 | 0.3933 | 0.1705 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.4923 | 0.461 | 0.0313 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Croatia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.462 against 0.459 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Croatia and Ecuador?
- 0.003, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Ecuador?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Ecuador rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 47th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.