Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ecuador or Guyana?

Ecuador, at 0.572 against 0.57 in Guyana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Guyana: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Ecuador

0.572

in 2025

Guyana

0.57

in 2025

Ecuador rank

97th

Guyana rank

99th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Ecuador
Guyana

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.572 against 0.57 in Guyana, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.

Ecuador ranks 97th and Guyana ranks 99th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.432	0.5214	0.0894	Guyana
1910s	0.399	0.5242	0.1252	Guyana
1920s	0.3067	0.5304	0.2237	Guyana
1930s	0.2583	0.531	0.2727	Guyana
1940s	0.296	0.531	0.235	Guyana
1950s	0.3854	0.5195	0.1341	Guyana
1960s	0.3016	0.5365	0.2349	Guyana
1970s	0.2189	0.5116	0.2927	Guyana
1980s	0.5542	0.5	0.0542	Ecuador
1990s	0.5866	0.578	0.0086	Ecuador
2000s	0.5546	0.5714	0.0168	Guyana
2010s	0.4745	0.6041	0.1296	Guyana
2020s	0.6787	0.5927	0.086	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ecuador or Guyana?: Ecuador, at 0.572 against 0.57 in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Ecuador and Guyana?: 0.002, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Guyana rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Ecuador ranks 97th and Guyana ranks 99th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.