Ecuador vs Sweden: Political opposition

Ecuador
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 196 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sweden Difference Ahead
1830s 0 1 1 Sweden
1840s 0 1 1 Sweden
1850s 0.6 1 0.4 Sweden
1860s 0.1 1 0.9 Sweden
1870s 0.6 1 0.4 Sweden
1880s 0.2 1 0.8 Sweden
1890s 0.5 1 0.5 Sweden
1900s 0.8 1 0.2 Sweden
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.5 1 0.5 Sweden
1930s 0.4 1 0.6 Sweden
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.5 1 0.5 Sweden
1970s 0.1 1 0.9 Sweden
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Ecuador or Sweden?
Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Ecuador and Sweden?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for political opposition?
Ecuador ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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