Ecuador vs Italy: Participatory political institutions index
Ecuador
0.738
in 2025
Italy
0.741
in 2025
Ecuador rank
5th
Italy rank
4th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.741 against 0.738 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Italy in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.07 | 0.028 | 0.042 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.07 | 0.0538 | 0.0162 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.0658 | 0.145 | 0.0792 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.061 | 0.2131 | 0.1521 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0988 | 0.226 | 0.1272 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.1564 | 0.2404 | 0.084 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.3047 | 0.25 | 0.0547 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.378 | 0.3359 | 0.0421 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3672 | 0.3282 | 0.039 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3565 | 0.1639 | 0.1926 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.362 | 0.068 | 0.294 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.3728 | 0.2471 | 0.1257 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.396 | 0.546 | 0.15 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.386 | 0.557 | 0.171 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.437 | 0.6341 | 0.1971 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5602 | 0.683 | 0.1228 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.6134 | 0.7295 | 0.1161 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6581 | 0.7546 | 0.0965 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6375 | 0.7528 | 0.1153 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6953 | 0.7508 | 0.0555 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ecuador or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.741 against 0.738 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ecuador and Italy?
- 0.003, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Ecuador ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th 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.