Ecuador vs India: Democracy
Ecuador
4
in 2025
India
4
in 2025
Ecuador rank
16th
India rank
16th
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4 against 4 in India, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 16th and India ranks 16th of 128 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 4.67 | 1 | India |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.2 | India |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or India?
- Ecuador, at 4 against 4 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and India?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 16th and India ranks 16th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).