Ecuador vs South Korea: Elected political leaders index
Ecuador
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Ecuador
- South Korea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was South Korea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 12 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Korea | 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 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.8845 | 0.6845 | South Korea |
| 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 South Korea?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Ecuador and South Korea?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and South Korea 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.