Political Rights Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Political Rights Score was 27 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Ecuador, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Ecuador is 27, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Ecuador peaked at 31 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Political Rights Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 27 | -3.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.25 | 24 | 29 | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.2 | 24 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.67 | 27 | 31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Dominican Republic 27 compare
- 94 Nepal 27 compare
- 94 Peru 27 compare
- 94 Solomon Islands 27 compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Ecuador?
- Political rights score in Ecuador was 27 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2021.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for political rights score?
- Ecuador ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.