Ecuador vs East Timor: Democracy

Ecuador
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
42nd
East Timor rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • East Timor
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 42nd and East Timor ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 1.8 0 1.8 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 0 1.5 Ecuador
1970s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Ecuador
1980s 6 0 6 Ecuador
1990s 6 0 6 Ecuador
2000s 6 4.9 1.1 Ecuador
2010s 5.5 6 0.5 East Timor
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or East Timor?
Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and East Timor?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and East Timor?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
Ecuador ranks 42nd and East Timor 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.