Ecuador vs Senegal: Democracy

Ecuador
6
in 2025
Senegal
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
42nd
Senegal rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Senegal
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Ecuador ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1910s 2.7 0 2.7 Ecuador
1920s 2.7 0 2.7 Ecuador
1930s 2.1 0 2.1 Ecuador
1940s 2.1 0 2.1 Ecuador
1950s 3 0 3 Ecuador
1960s 1.5 3 1.5 Senegal
1970s 0.6667 3 2.33 Senegal
1980s 6 3.8 2.2 Ecuador
1990s 6 5.7 0.3 Ecuador
2000s 6 6.8 0.8 Senegal
2010s 5.5 6.9 1.4 Senegal
2020s 6 6.5 0.5 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Senegal?
Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Senegal?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Senegal?
121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
Ecuador ranks 42nd and Senegal 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.