Key features of human rights in Ecuador
Ecuador: Key features of human rights was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of human rights in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.692 for key features of human rights in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.
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 |
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 key features of human rights in Ecuador?
- Key features of human rights in Ecuador was 0.692 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2018.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 1869.
- How does Ecuador rank for key features of human rights?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.