Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador
Ecuador: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.2615 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -0.2615 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 215.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador peaked at 0.6717 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.01, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 79th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.2896 | — |
| 1997 | -0.3407 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3772 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | -0.5681 | +50.6% |
| 2000 | -0.7576 | +33.4% |
| 2001 | -0.9916 | +30.9% |
| 2002 | -1.01 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | -0.9071 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | -0.9833 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -1 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | -0.8093 | -19.1% |
| 2007 | -0.3399 | -58.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0426 | -87.5% |
| 2009 | -0.0376 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2268 | -702.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3563 | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4919 | +38.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6521 | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6717 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6202 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4325 | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2392 | -44.7% |
| 2018 | -0.065 | -127.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2652 | +308.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2615 | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -0.2615 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -0.2615 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.5167, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +702.3% | -0.0376 | 0.2268 |
| 2019 | -308.1% | -0.065 | -0.2652 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3939 | -0.5681 | -0.2896 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.6875 | -1.01 | -0.0376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3361 | -0.2652 | 0.6717 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2615 | -0.2615 | -0.2615 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Ecuador was -0.2615 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6717 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 79th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 215.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.