Ecuador vs Taiwan: Participatory political institutions index
Ecuador
0.738
in 2025
Taiwan
0.799
in 2025
Ecuador rank
5th
Taiwan rank
3rd
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.799 against 0.738 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.061.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.07 | 0.047 | 0.023 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.07 | 0.047 | 0.023 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.0658 | 0.047 | 0.0188 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.061 | 0.047 | 0.014 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.0988 | 0.047 | 0.0518 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.1564 | 0.047 | 0.1094 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.248 | 0.047 | 0.201 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.378 | 0.0388 | 0.3392 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3672 | 0.0412 | 0.326 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3565 | 0.037 | 0.3195 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.362 | 0.0491 | 0.3129 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.3728 | 0.0429 | 0.3299 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.396 | 0.0706 | 0.3254 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.386 | 0.1052 | 0.2808 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.437 | 0.1263 | 0.3107 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.5602 | 0.2241 | 0.3361 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6134 | 0.5163 | 0.0971 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.6581 | 0.6947 | 0.0366 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6375 | 0.733 | 0.0955 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6953 | 0.7557 | 0.0603 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ecuador or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.799 against 0.738 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 0.061, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Ecuador ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.