Ecuador vs Gambia: Democracy
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Gambia
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
78th
Gambia rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Gambia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6 against 6 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Gambia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 6 | 5.2 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6 | 3.9 | 2.1 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Gambia?
- Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Gambia?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gambia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Gambia rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Gambia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).