Freedom of Association Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Freedom of Association Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Ecuador, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Ecuador stood at 6. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Ecuador peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 46th 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.
Freedom of Association Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 6 | -25.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 freedom of association score in Ecuador?
- Freedom of association score in Ecuador was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for freedom of association score?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.