Ecuador vs Taiwan: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Taiwan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Ecuador or Taiwan?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.