Colombia vs Ecuador: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
42nd
Ecuador rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Ecuador ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Ecuador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 3 | 0.6667 | 2.33 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.25 | 0.75 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.11 | 0 | 1.11 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.8889 | 0.3333 | 0.5556 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2222 | 2.33 | 2.11 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.33 | 0.6667 | 2.67 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 6 | 1.1 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 6 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Ecuador ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.