Ecuador vs Panama: Democratic Features Index

Ecuador
6.25
in 2025
Panama
6.35
in 2025
Ecuador rank
43rd
Panama rank
41st

Democratic Features Index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Panama
02468200520152025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 6.35 against 6.25 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Panama ahead.

Ecuador ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 41st of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic Features Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).