Ecuador vs Guatemala: Free and fair elections
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Guatemala
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2857 | 0 | 0.2857 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1429 | 0 | 0.1429 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.125 | 0 | 0.125 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | Ecuador |
| 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 free and fair elections, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.