Ecuador vs Malaysia: Free and fair elections
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 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 Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.