Cameroon vs Ecuador: Democracy

Cameroon
1
in 2018
Ecuador
1
in 2018
Cameroon rank
98th
Ecuador rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Cameroon ranks 98th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6 0.7 0.1 Ecuador
1970s 0 1.1 1.1 Ecuador
1980s 0 2 2 Ecuador
1990s 1 2 1 Ecuador
2000s 1 1.7 0.7 Ecuador
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Ecuador?
Cameroon, at 1 against 1 in Ecuador as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Ecuador?
0, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ecuador?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Ecuador rank globally for democracy?
Cameroon ranks 98th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).