Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador is 0.692, measured in 2025.
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 vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador peaked at 0.906 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.153, in 1869.
Ecuador ranks 98th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 196 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.386 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.607 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.719 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.706 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.462 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.607 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Ecuador was 0.692 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1869.
- How does Ecuador rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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