Ecuador vs Uruguay: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Ecuador
0.738
in 2025
Uruguay
0.815
in 2025
Ecuador rank
5th
Uruguay rank
2nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.815 against 0.738 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.077.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.07 | 0.081 | 0.011 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.07 | 0.101 | 0.031 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.0658 | 0.111 | 0.0452 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.061 | 0.127 | 0.066 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0988 | 0.16 | 0.0612 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.1564 | 0.1752 | 0.0188 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.3047 | 0.199 | 0.1057 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.378 | 0.2094 | 0.1686 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3672 | 0.2922 | 0.075 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3565 | 0.541 | 0.1845 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.362 | 0.5332 | 0.1712 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.3728 | 0.7143 | 0.3415 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.396 | 0.7277 | 0.3317 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.386 | 0.7207 | 0.3347 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.437 | 0.4157 | 0.0213 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.5602 | 0.5071 | 0.0531 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6134 | 0.8186 | 0.2052 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.6581 | 0.8166 | 0.1585 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6375 | 0.8091 | 0.1716 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6953 | 0.7853 | 0.09 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.815 against 0.738 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.077, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Ecuador ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 2nd 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.