Ecuador vs Peru: Elected parliament and government
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Peru |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 elected parliament and government, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.