Citizen support for democracy in Ecuador
Ecuador: Citizen support for democracy was -1.43 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Ecuador, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -1.43 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.7% on the previous year and down 727.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Ecuador peaked at -0.0579 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.43, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 133rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8587 | -0.9298 | -0.8048 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.8268 | -1.14 | -0.4233 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3235 | -1.03 | -0.0579 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.43 | -1.43 | -1.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More social development data for Ecuador
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.607 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.706 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.719 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.607 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.386 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Ecuador?
- Citizen support for democracy in Ecuador was -1.43 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0579 in 2015.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 727.3%. 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 support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.