Ecuador vs Poland: Democracy

Ecuador
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Poland
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6 against 6 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Poland ahead.

Ecuador ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Poland Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Ecuador
1860s 0.8571 0 0.8571 Ecuador
1910s 3 1.5 1.5 Ecuador
1920s 2.7 5.3 2.6 Poland
1930s 2 3 1 Poland
1940s 1.5 1.5 0
1950s 3 1.2 1.8 Ecuador
1960s 1.5 0.2 1.3 Ecuador
1970s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Ecuador
1980s 6 0.3 5.7 Ecuador
1990s 6 7.7 1.7 Poland
2000s 6 8.2 2.2 Poland
2010s 5.5 7.5 2 Poland
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Poland?
Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Poland?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Poland?
138 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Ecuador ranks 42nd and Poland 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.