Ecuador vs Mexico: Political civil liberties index
Ecuador
0.694
in 2025
Mexico
0.642
in 2025
Ecuador rank
96th
Mexico rank
99th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.694 against 0.642 in Mexico, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Mexico ranks 99th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 13 and Mexico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.3218 | 0.517 | 0.1952 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 0.3606 | 0.517 | 0.1564 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 0.4231 | 0.4582 | 0.0351 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.2372 | 0.4815 | 0.2443 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.253 | 0.4231 | 0.1701 | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.3211 | 0.238 | 0.0831 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.5214 | 0.238 | 0.2834 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.6173 | 0.202 | 0.4153 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.5899 | 0.3579 | 0.232 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5349 | 0.3652 | 0.1697 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.5025 | 0.3977 | 0.1048 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4995 | 0.4217 | 0.0778 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.6266 | 0.4104 | 0.2162 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.4589 | 0.4025 | 0.0564 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.4435 | 0.5331 | 0.0896 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.8487 | 0.6376 | 0.2111 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8736 | 0.7112 | 0.1624 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8465 | 0.8238 | 0.0227 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7149 | 0.7983 | 0.0834 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.795 | 0.6985 | 0.0965 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 0.694 against 0.642 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.052, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Mexico ranks 99th 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.