Ecuador vs Japan: Elected political leaders index
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Ecuador
- Japan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Japan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.425 | 0 | 0.425 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 political leaders index, Ecuador or Japan?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Ecuador and Japan?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.