What is human rights index in Ecuador?

Human rights index in Ecuador was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2018.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1869.

How does Ecuador rank for human rights index?

Ecuador ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Ecuador

Name: Human Rights Index in Ecuador
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Human Rights Index was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.692

Change on year

down 8.5%

World rank

98th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.906

in 2018

All-time low

0.153

in 1869

Years of data

196

1830–2025

Human Rights Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Ecuador stood at 0.692.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Ecuador peaked at 0.906 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.153, in 1869.

That places Ecuador 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 196 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Ecuador, 1830 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1830	0.249	—
1831	0.249	+0.0%
1832	0.249	+0.0%
1833	0.241	-3.2%
1834	0.241	+0.0%
1835	0.248	+2.9%
1836	0.248	+0.0%
1837	0.248	+0.0%
1838	0.248	+0.0%
1839	0.248	+0.0%
1840	0.248	+0.0%
1841	0.224	-9.7%
1842	0.224	+0.0%
1843	0.224	+0.0%
1844	0.224	+0.0%
1845	0.271	+21.0%
1846	0.357	+31.7%
1847	0.357	+0.0%
1848	0.357	+0.0%
1849	0.357	+0.0%
1850	0.319	-10.6%
1851	0.307	-3.8%
1852	0.307	+0.0%
1853	0.307	+0.0%
1854	0.307	+0.0%
1855	0.307	+0.0%
1856	0.307	+0.0%
1857	0.322	+4.9%
1858	0.322	+0.0%
1859	0.277	-14.0%
1860	0.189	-31.8%
1861	0.159	-15.9%
1862	0.159	+0.0%
1863	0.159	+0.0%
1864	0.159	+0.0%
1865	0.17	+6.9%
1866	0.261	+53.5%
1867	0.261	+0.0%
1868	0.251	-3.8%
1869	0.153	-39.0%
1870	0.153	+0.0%
1871	0.153	+0.0%
1872	0.153	+0.0%
1873	0.153	+0.0%
1874	0.153	+0.0%
1875	0.183	+19.6%
1876	0.232	+26.8%
1877	0.232	+0.0%
1878	0.232	+0.0%
1879	0.232	+0.0%
1880	0.237	+2.2%
1881	0.237	+0.0%
1882	0.237	+0.0%
1883	0.237	+0.0%
1884	0.225	-5.1%
1885	0.225	+0.0%
1886	0.225	+0.0%
1887	0.225	+0.0%
1888	0.289	+28.4%
1889	0.306	+5.9%
1890	0.377	+23.2%
1891	0.377	+0.0%
1892	0.381	+1.1%
1893	0.381	+0.0%
1894	0.381	+0.0%
1895	0.482	+26.5%
1896	0.519	+7.7%
1897	0.519	+0.0%
1898	0.519	+0.0%
1899	0.519	+0.0%
1900	0.537	+3.5%
1901	0.536	-0.2%
1902	0.536	+0.0%
1903	0.536	+0.0%
1904	0.537	+0.2%
1905	0.53	-1.3%
1906	0.538	+1.5%
1907	0.538	+0.0%
1908	0.538	+0.0%
1909	0.542	+0.7%
1910	0.544	+0.4%
1911	0.557	+2.4%
1912	0.561	+0.7%
1913	0.557	-0.7%
1914	0.557	+0.0%
1915	0.557	+0.0%
1916	0.552	-0.9%
1917	0.55	-0.4%
1918	0.527	-4.2%
1919	0.527	+0.0%
1920	0.525	-0.4%
1921	0.525	+0.0%
1922	0.519	-1.1%
1923	0.534	+2.9%
1924	0.534	+0.0%
1925	0.546	+2.2%
1926	0.549	+0.5%
1927	0.549	+0.0%
1928	0.549	+0.0%
1929	0.549	+0.0%
1930	0.548	-0.2%
1931	0.548	+0.0%
1932	0.54	-1.5%
1933	0.54	+0.0%
1934	0.547	+1.3%
1935	0.54	-1.3%
1936	0.487	-9.8%
1937	0.494	+1.4%
1938	0.541	+9.5%
1939	0.541	+0.0%
1940	0.492	-9.1%
1941	0.484	-1.6%
1942	0.484	+0.0%
1943	0.484	+0.0%
1944	0.502	+3.7%
1945	0.564	+12.4%
1946	0.541	-4.1%
1947	0.55	+1.7%
1948	0.609	+10.7%
1949	0.638	+4.8%
1950	0.638	+0.0%
1951	0.638	+0.0%
1952	0.627	-1.7%
1953	0.624	-0.5%
1954	0.624	+0.0%
1955	0.624	+0.0%
1956	0.624	+0.0%
1957	0.632	+1.3%
1958	0.632	+0.0%
1959	0.632	+0.0%
1960	0.595	-5.9%
1961	0.602	+1.2%
1962	0.592	-1.7%
1963	0.437	-26.2%
1964	0.459	+5.0%
1965	0.464	+1.1%
1966	0.489	+5.4%
1967	0.577	+18.0%
1968	0.591	+2.4%
1969	0.617	+4.4%
1970	0.615	-0.3%
1971	0.611	-0.7%
1972	0.568	-7.0%
1973	0.495	-12.9%
1974	0.512	+3.4%
1975	0.512	+0.0%
1976	0.512	+0.0%
1977	0.522	+2.0%
1978	0.568	+8.8%
1979	0.737	+29.8%
1980	0.804	+9.1%
1981	0.799	-0.6%
1982	0.808	+1.1%
1983	0.815	+0.9%
1984	0.666	-18.3%
1985	0.654	-1.8%
1986	0.675	+3.2%
1987	0.675	+0.0%
1988	0.764	+13.2%
1989	0.855	+11.9%
1990	0.855	+0.0%
1991	0.855	+0.0%
1992	0.855	+0.0%
1993	0.853	-0.2%
1994	0.849	-0.5%
1995	0.849	+0.0%
1996	0.849	+0.0%
1997	0.849	+0.0%
1998	0.855	+0.7%
1999	0.855	+0.0%
2000	0.86	+0.6%
2001	0.86	+0.0%
2002	0.861	+0.1%
2003	0.861	+0.0%
2004	0.861	+0.0%
2005	0.861	+0.0%
2006	0.866	+0.6%
2007	0.882	+1.8%
2008	0.865	-1.9%
2009	0.855	-1.2%
2010	0.832	-2.7%
2011	0.827	-0.6%
2012	0.829	+0.2%
2013	0.799	-3.6%
2014	0.798	-0.1%
2015	0.802	+0.5%
2016	0.806	+0.5%
2017	0.852	+5.7%
2018	0.906	+6.3%
2019	0.891	-1.7%
2020	0.902	+1.2%
2021	0.892	-1.1%
2022	0.889	-0.3%
2023	0.816	-8.2%
2024	0.756	-7.4%
2025	0.692	-8.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

Ecuador's 0.692 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Ecuador's 0.692 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index 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
1866	+53.5%	0.17	0.261
1869	-39.0%	0.251	0.153
1846	+31.7%	0.271	0.357
1860	-31.8%	0.277	0.189
1979	+29.8%	0.568	0.737
1888	+28.4%	0.225	0.289

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.2469	0.241	0.249	10
1840s	0.2843	0.224	0.357	10
1850s	0.3082	0.277	0.322	10
1860s	0.1921	0.153	0.261	10
1870s	0.1876	0.153	0.232	10
1880s	0.2443	0.225	0.306	10
1890s	0.4455	0.377	0.519	10
1900s	0.5368	0.53	0.542	10
1910s	0.5489	0.527	0.561	10
1920s	0.5379	0.519	0.549	10
1930s	0.5326	0.487	0.548	10
1940s	0.5348	0.484	0.638	10
1950s	0.6295	0.624	0.638	10
1960s	0.5423	0.437	0.617	10
1970s	0.5652	0.495	0.737	10
1980s	0.7515	0.654	0.855	10
1990s	0.8524	0.849	0.855	10
2000s	0.8632	0.855	0.882	10
2010s	0.8342	0.798	0.906	10
2020s	0.8245	0.692	0.902	6

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More social development data for Ecuador

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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)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Ecuador?: Human rights index in Ecuador was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2018.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1869.
How does Ecuador rank for human rights index?: Ecuador ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.