Ecuador vs Peru: Free and fair elections
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Peru |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1429 | 0.4286 | 0.2857 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1429 | 0 | 0.1429 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1429 | 0.2857 | 0.1429 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 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 Peru?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Peru 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.