Ecuador vs Guyana: Sovereign state

Ecuador
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ecuador
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Guyana ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Guyana Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1840s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1850s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1860s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1870s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1880s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1890s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1900s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1910s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1920s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1930s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1940s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1950s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1960s 1 0.4 0.6 Ecuador
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Ecuador or Guyana?
Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ecuador and Guyana?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Guyana rank globally for sovereign state?
Ecuador ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.