Australia vs Ecuador: Participatory political institutions index
Australia
0.729
in 2025
Ecuador
0.738
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Ecuador rank
5th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.738 against 0.729 in Australia, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 19 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.188 | 0.07 | 0.118 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3702 | 0.0658 | 0.3044 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.608 | 0.061 | 0.547 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.608 | 0.0988 | 0.5092 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.608 | 0.1564 | 0.4516 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.602 | 0.3047 | 0.2973 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.664 | 0.378 | 0.286 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.678 | 0.3672 | 0.3108 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6703 | 0.3565 | 0.3138 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.6575 | 0.362 | 0.2955 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6591 | 0.3728 | 0.2863 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.6657 | 0.396 | 0.2697 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.6464 | 0.386 | 0.2604 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7048 | 0.437 | 0.2678 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7255 | 0.5602 | 0.1653 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6797 | 0.6134 | 0.0663 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6613 | 0.6581 | 0.0032 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.6446 | 0.6375 | 0.0071 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.6878 | 0.6953 | 0.0075 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Australia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.738 against 0.729 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Australia and Ecuador?
- 0.009, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.