Political rights rating fh in Ecuador
Ecuador: Political rights rating fh was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1972
All-time low
2
in 1979
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Ecuador, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3 for political rights rating fh in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Ecuador peaked at 7 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1979.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.88 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Ecuador?
- Political rights rating fh in Ecuador was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
- How does Ecuador rank for political rights rating fh?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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