Denmark vs Ecuador: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Denmark
0.713
in 2025
Ecuador
0.738
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
Ecuador rank
5th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.738 against 0.713 in Denmark, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ecuador Difference Ahead
1830s 0.182 0.07 0.112 Denmark
1840s 0.3995 0.07 0.3295 Denmark
1850s 0.4344 0.0658 0.3686 Denmark
1860s 0.5295 0.061 0.4685 Denmark
1870s 0.57 0.0988 0.4712 Denmark
1880s 0.61 0.1564 0.4536 Denmark
1890s 0.61 0.3047 0.3053 Denmark
1900s 0.6107 0.378 0.2327 Denmark
1910s 0.6257 0.3672 0.2585 Denmark
1920s 0.6844 0.3565 0.3279 Denmark
1930s 0.664 0.362 0.302 Denmark
1940s 0.6586 0.3728 0.2858 Denmark
1950s 0.6923 0.396 0.2963 Denmark
1960s 0.747 0.386 0.361 Denmark
1970s 0.7296 0.437 0.2926 Denmark
1980s 0.7332 0.5602 0.173 Denmark
1990s 0.7619 0.6134 0.1485 Denmark
2000s 0.7406 0.6581 0.0825 Denmark
2010s 0.7192 0.6375 0.0817 Denmark
2020s 0.7105 0.6953 0.0152 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Denmark or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.738 against 0.713 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Denmark and Ecuador?
0.025, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Denmark ranks 7th and Ecuador ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.