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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed