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

India, at 0.575 against 0.572 in Ecuador as of 2025.

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

196 years are reported by both, from 1830 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 India: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Ecuador

0.572

in 2025

India

0.575

in 2025

Ecuador rank

97th

India rank

96th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Ecuador
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.575 against 0.572 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was India ahead.

Ecuador ranks 97th and India ranks 96th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and India in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	India	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.1226	0.258	0.1354	India
1840s	0.1914	0.258	0.0666	India
1850s	0.2755	0.2629	0.0126	Ecuador
1860s	0.1691	0.3074	0.1383	India
1870s	0.1757	0.3138	0.1381	India
1880s	0.2108	0.315	0.1042	India
1890s	0.3684	0.315	0.0534	Ecuador
1900s	0.432	0.347	0.085	Ecuador
1910s	0.399	0.353	0.046	Ecuador
1920s	0.3067	0.353	0.0463	India
1930s	0.2583	0.4245	0.1662	India
1940s	0.296	0.4818	0.1858	India
1950s	0.3854	0.7459	0.3605	India
1960s	0.3016	0.742	0.4404	India
1970s	0.2189	0.6972	0.4783	India
1980s	0.5542	0.7584	0.2042	India
1990s	0.5866	0.7714	0.1848	India
2000s	0.5546	0.7769	0.2223	India
2010s	0.4745	0.7473	0.2728	India
2020s	0.6787	0.6365	0.0422	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ecuador or India?: India, at 0.575 against 0.572 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Ecuador and India?: 0.003, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?: 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and India rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Ecuador ranks 97th and India ranks 96th 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.

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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.