What is varieties of democracy in Ecuador?

Varieties of democracy in Ecuador was 0.607 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 1989.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 1861.

How does Ecuador rank for varieties of democracy?

Ecuador ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Ecuador

Name: Varieties of democracy in Ecuador
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Varieties of democracy was 0.607 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.607

Change on year

down 5.3%

World rank

69th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.716

in 1989

All-time low

0.052

in 1861

Years of data

196

1830–2025

Varieties of democracy in Ecuador, 1830–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for varieties of democracy in Ecuador is 0.607, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Ecuador peaked at 0.716 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.052, in 1861.

Ecuador ranks 69th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Varieties of democracy in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Ecuador, 1830 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1830	0.088	—
1831	0.088	+0.0%
1832	0.088	+0.0%
1833	0.086	-2.3%
1834	0.095	+10.5%
1835	0.117	+23.2%
1836	0.117	+0.0%
1837	0.117	+0.0%
1838	0.117	+0.0%
1839	0.117	+0.0%
1840	0.117	+0.0%
1841	0.106	-9.4%
1842	0.106	+0.0%
1843	0.106	+0.0%
1844	0.106	+0.0%
1845	0.125	+17.9%
1846	0.141	+12.8%
1847	0.141	+0.0%
1848	0.141	+0.0%
1849	0.141	+0.0%
1850	0.136	-3.5%
1851	0.122	-10.3%
1852	0.105	-13.9%
1853	0.105	+0.0%
1854	0.136	+29.5%
1855	0.136	+0.0%
1856	0.15	+10.3%
1857	0.194	+29.3%
1858	0.194	+0.0%
1859	0.168	-13.4%
1860	0.076	-54.8%
1861	0.052	-31.6%
1862	0.114	+119.2%
1863	0.116	+1.8%
1864	0.116	+0.0%
1865	0.119	+2.6%
1866	0.166	+39.5%
1867	0.166	+0.0%
1868	0.164	-1.2%
1869	0.135	-17.7%
1870	0.135	+0.0%
1871	0.135	+0.0%
1872	0.135	+0.0%
1873	0.135	+0.0%
1874	0.135	+0.0%
1875	0.144	+6.7%
1876	0.178	+23.6%
1877	0.096	-46.1%
1878	0.096	+0.0%
1879	0.158	+64.6%
1880	0.158	+0.0%
1881	0.158	+0.0%
1882	0.158	+0.0%
1883	0.159	+0.6%
1884	0.146	-8.2%
1885	0.147	+0.7%
1886	0.146	-0.7%
1887	0.148	+1.4%
1888	0.193	+30.4%
1889	0.207	+7.3%
1890	0.22	+6.3%
1891	0.22	+0.0%
1892	0.229	+4.1%
1893	0.229	+0.0%
1894	0.229	+0.0%
1895	0.178	-22.3%
1896	0.198	+11.2%
1897	0.198	+0.0%
1898	0.268	+35.4%
1899	0.268	+0.0%
1900	0.277	+3.4%
1901	0.274	-1.1%
1902	0.27	-1.5%
1903	0.27	+0.0%
1904	0.27	+0.0%
1905	0.267	-1.1%
1906	0.167	-37.5%
1907	0.163	-2.4%
1908	0.163	+0.0%
1909	0.163	+0.0%
1910	0.162	-0.6%
1911	0.212	+30.9%
1912	0.262	+23.6%
1913	0.262	+0.0%
1914	0.262	+0.0%
1915	0.261	-0.4%
1916	0.26	-0.4%
1917	0.266	+2.3%
1918	0.257	-3.4%
1919	0.257	+0.0%
1920	0.259	+0.8%
1921	0.26	+0.4%
1922	0.259	-0.4%
1923	0.26	+0.4%
1924	0.259	-0.4%
1925	0.212	-18.1%
1926	0.209	-1.4%
1927	0.225	+7.7%
1928	0.228	+1.3%
1929	0.263	+15.4%
1930	0.287	+9.1%
1931	0.282	-1.7%
1932	0.266	-5.7%
1933	0.266	+0.0%
1934	0.269	+1.1%
1935	0.227	-15.6%
1936	0.152	-33.0%
1937	0.149	-2.0%
1938	0.206	+38.3%
1939	0.25	+21.4%
1940	0.245	-2.0%
1941	0.242	-1.2%
1942	0.242	+0.0%
1943	0.242	+0.0%
1944	0.193	-20.2%
1945	0.166	-14.0%
1946	0.157	-5.4%
1947	0.232	+47.8%
1948	0.344	+48.3%
1949	0.364	+5.8%
1950	0.37	+1.6%
1951	0.369	-0.3%
1952	0.357	-3.3%
1953	0.347	-2.8%
1954	0.352	+1.4%
1955	0.363	+3.1%
1956	0.363	+0.0%
1957	0.37	+1.9%
1958	0.374	+1.1%
1959	0.378	+1.1%
1960	0.359	-5.0%
1961	0.358	-0.3%
1962	0.365	+2.0%
1963	0.216	-40.8%
1964	0.133	-38.4%
1965	0.136	+2.3%
1966	0.138	+1.5%
1967	0.178	+29.0%
1968	0.273	+53.4%
1969	0.376	+37.7%
1970	0.294	-21.8%
1971	0.206	-29.9%
1972	0.172	-16.5%
1973	0.146	-15.1%
1974	0.146	+0.0%
1975	0.146	+0.0%
1976	0.146	+0.0%
1977	0.147	+0.7%
1978	0.198	+34.7%
1979	0.393	+98.5%
1980	0.688	+75.1%
1981	0.688	+0.0%
1982	0.688	+0.0%
1983	0.684	-0.6%
1984	0.69	+0.9%
1985	0.672	-2.6%
1986	0.671	-0.1%
1987	0.67	-0.1%
1988	0.692	+3.3%
1989	0.716	+3.5%
1990	0.716	+0.0%
1991	0.716	+0.0%
1992	0.714	-0.3%
1993	0.706	-1.1%
1994	0.697	-1.3%
1995	0.699	+0.3%
1996	0.696	-0.4%
1997	0.695	-0.1%
1998	0.696	+0.1%
1999	0.693	-0.4%
2000	0.689	-0.6%
2001	0.689	+0.0%
2002	0.689	+0.0%
2003	0.698	+1.3%
2004	0.698	+0.0%
2005	0.698	+0.0%
2006	0.693	-0.7%
2007	0.671	-3.2%
2008	0.634	-5.5%
2009	0.613	-3.3%
2010	0.588	-4.1%
2011	0.581	-1.2%
2012	0.586	+0.9%
2013	0.538	-8.2%
2014	0.534	-0.7%
2015	0.533	-0.2%
2016	0.54	+1.3%
2017	0.552	+2.2%
2018	0.641	+16.1%
2019	0.617	-3.7%
2020	0.626	+1.5%
2021	0.625	-0.2%
2022	0.661	+5.8%
2023	0.641	-3.0%
2024	0.641	+0.0%
2025	0.607	-5.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

Ecuador's 0.607 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Ecuador's 0.607 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1862	+119.2%	0.052	0.114
1979	+98.5%	0.198	0.393
1980	+75.1%	0.393	0.688
1879	+64.6%	0.096	0.158
1860	-54.8%	0.168	0.076
1968	+53.4%	0.178	0.273

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.103	0.086	0.117	10
1840s	0.123	0.106	0.141	10
1850s	0.1446	0.105	0.194	10
1860s	0.1224	0.052	0.166	10
1870s	0.1347	0.096	0.178	10
1880s	0.162	0.146	0.207	10
1890s	0.2237	0.178	0.268	10
1900s	0.2284	0.163	0.277	10
1910s	0.2461	0.162	0.266	10
1920s	0.2434	0.209	0.263	10
1930s	0.2354	0.149	0.287	10
1940s	0.2427	0.157	0.364	10
1950s	0.3643	0.347	0.378	10
1960s	0.2532	0.133	0.376	10
1970s	0.1994	0.146	0.393	10
1980s	0.6859	0.67	0.716	10
1990s	0.7028	0.693	0.716	10
2000s	0.6772	0.613	0.698	10
2010s	0.571	0.533	0.641	10
2020s	0.6335	0.607	0.661	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Ecuador?: Varieties of democracy in Ecuador was 0.607 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 1989.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.052 in 1861.
How does Ecuador rank for varieties of democracy?: Ecuador ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.