Ecuador vs Guatemala: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Ecuador
0.605
in 2025
Guatemala
0.615
in 2025
Ecuador rank
105th
Guatemala rank
103rd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Ecuador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.615 against 0.605 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Guatemala ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and Guatemala ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 18 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0891 | 0.1307 | 0.0416 | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 0.1137 | 0.093 | 0.0207 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.1185 | 0.093 | 0.0255 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.0862 | 0.093 | 0.0068 | Guatemala |
| 1870s | 0.0757 | 0.0735 | 0.0022 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.0893 | 0.068 | 0.0213 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2515 | 0.0842 | 0.1673 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.3423 | 0.025 | 0.3173 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3657 | 0.0261 | 0.3396 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3644 | 0.0374 | 0.327 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.3646 | 0.0341 | 0.3305 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.3822 | 0.2395 | 0.1427 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.453 | 0.2227 | 0.2303 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.421 | 0.0459 | 0.3751 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.4772 | 0.0353 | 0.4419 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.6482 | 0.0694 | 0.5788 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.742 | 0.2345 | 0.5075 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8046 | 0.5541 | 0.2505 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.8317 | 0.5773 | 0.2544 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.771 | 0.5825 | 0.1885 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Ecuador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.615 against 0.605 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 0.01, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and Guatemala ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.