Ecuador vs Paraguay: Liberal political institutions index
Ecuador
0.572
in 2025
Paraguay
0.586
in 2025
Ecuador rank
97th
Paraguay rank
94th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.586 against 0.572 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1226 | 0.036 | 0.0866 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.1914 | 0.0663 | 0.1251 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.2755 | 0.08 | 0.1955 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.1691 | 0.072 | 0.0971 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.1757 | 0.1835 | 0.0078 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.2108 | 0.1845 | 0.0263 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.3684 | 0.196 | 0.1724 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.432 | 0.1949 | 0.2371 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.399 | 0.2104 | 0.1886 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3067 | 0.2303 | 0.0764 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.2583 | 0.2161 | 0.0422 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.296 | 0.1125 | 0.1835 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.3854 | 0.1279 | 0.2575 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.3016 | 0.0943 | 0.2073 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2189 | 0.101 | 0.1179 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.5542 | 0.1225 | 0.4317 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.5866 | 0.6255 | 0.0389 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.5546 | 0.7063 | 0.1517 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4745 | 0.6977 | 0.2232 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.6787 | 0.6677 | 0.011 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Ecuador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.586 against 0.572 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.014, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Ecuador ranks 97th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.