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