Belgium vs Ecuador: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Belgium
1
in 2025
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Belgium
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
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

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.