Ecuador vs Malaysia: Political civil liberties index
Ecuador
0.694
in 2025
Malaysia
0.691
in 2025
Ecuador rank
96th
Malaysia rank
97th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.694 against 0.691 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 97th of 176 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6173 | 0.207 | 0.4103 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.5899 | 0.207 | 0.3829 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5349 | 0.207 | 0.3279 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.5025 | 0.207 | 0.2955 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4995 | 0.207 | 0.2925 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.6266 | 0.3184 | 0.3082 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.4589 | 0.3674 | 0.0915 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.4435 | 0.3507 | 0.0928 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.8487 | 0.3593 | 0.4894 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8736 | 0.3734 | 0.5002 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8465 | 0.5265 | 0.32 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7149 | 0.5879 | 0.127 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.795 | 0.6832 | 0.1118 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 0.694 against 0.691 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.003, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 97th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.