Civil Rights Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Ecuador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Ecuador is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Ecuador peaked at 7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 54th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 5 | -16.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 54 Bangladesh 5 compare
- 54 Colombia 5 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 54 India 5 compare
- 54 Jordan 5 compare
- 54 Kenya 5 compare
- 54 Madagascar 5 compare
- 54 Mauritania 5 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Ecuador?
- Civil rights score in Ecuador was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for civil rights score?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.