Ecuador vs United States: Democracy
Ecuador
1
in 2018
United States
1
in 2020
Ecuador rank
98th
United States rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- United States
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 189 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 98th and United States ranks 98th of 167 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | United States |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | United States |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or United States?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and United States?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United States?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 98th and United States ranks 98th of 167 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
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).