What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

0.013, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Participatory Democracy Index

Dominican Republic

0.475

in 2025

Ecuador

0.462

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

44th

Ecuador rank

47th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.475 against 0.462 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 44th and Ecuador ranks 47th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.062	0.0292	0.0328	Dominican Republic
1850s	0.0601	0.0303	0.0298	Dominican Republic
1860s	0.055	0.026	0.029	Dominican Republic
1870s	0.0673	0.038	0.0293	Dominican Republic
1880s	0.0653	0.058	0.0073	Dominican Republic
1890s	0.0599	0.1141	0.0542	Ecuador
1900s	0.133	0.1368	0.0038	Ecuador
1910s	0.1204	0.1395	0.0191	Ecuador
1920s	0.1319	0.1357	0.0038	Ecuador
1930s	0.0888	0.1358	0.047	Ecuador
1940s	0.0912	0.1413	0.0501	Ecuador
1950s	0.0741	0.1902	0.1161	Ecuador
1960s	0.1355	0.1515	0.016	Ecuador
1970s	0.1908	0.1502	0.0406	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.3213	0.4279	0.1066	Ecuador
1990s	0.3261	0.4675	0.1414	Ecuador
2000s	0.422	0.4731	0.0511	Ecuador
2010s	0.3763	0.3933	0.017	Ecuador
2020s	0.4595	0.461	0.0015	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Dominican Republic, at 0.475 against 0.462 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 0.013, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 181 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Dominican Republic ranks 44th 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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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.