Legislative Corruption Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Legislative Corruption Score was -0.776 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-0.776
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
114th
of 174 countries
All-time high
-0.776
in 2025
All-time low
-1.97
in 1939
Years of data
178
1830–2025
Legislative Corruption Score in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for legislative corruption score in Ecuador is -0.776, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Ecuador peaked at -0.776 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.97, in 1939.
Ecuador ranks 114th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | -1.9 | — |
| 1831 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.41 | -25.7% |
| 1836 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.41 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.36 | -3.5% |
| 1861 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.97 | +44.2% |
| 1940 | -1.38 | -29.6% |
| 1941 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.38 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -1.42 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | -1.42 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -1.42 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.32 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.26 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | -0.908 | -28.1% |
| 2008 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.877 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | -0.904 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -0.904 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.904 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.02 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | -1.07 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | -1.16 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | -1.16 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.984 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | -1.21 | +22.6% |
| 2019 | -1.24 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -1.06 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | -1.2 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | -0.81 | -32.2% |
| 2023 | -0.81 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.784 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | -0.776 | -1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -0.776 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -0.776 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.772, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -1.66 | -1.9 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.41 | -1.41 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.41 | -1.41 | -1.41 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.36 | -1.36 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.46 | -1.97 | -1.36 | 6 |
| 1940s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.38 | -1.38 | -1.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.4 | -1.42 | -1.38 | 6 |
| 1980s | -1.32 | -1.32 | -1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.32 | -1.32 | -1.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.19 | -1.32 | -0.877 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.05 | -1.24 | -0.904 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9062 | -1.2 | -0.776 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Ecuador?
- Legislative corruption score in Ecuador was -0.776 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.776 in 2025.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 in 1939.
- How does Ecuador rank for legislative corruption score?
- Ecuador ranks 114th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.