Ecuador vs Portugal: Democracy, gaps filled
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Portugal
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
42nd
Portugal rank
42nd
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6 against 6 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.45 | 0 | 0.45 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.75 | 3.6 | 2.85 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6 | 9 | 3 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6 | 9 | 3 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6 | 9 | 3 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 9 | 3.5 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6 | 7.5 | 1.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.