Ecuador vs Venezuela: Democracy

Ecuador
1
in 2018
Venezuela
1
in 2018
Ecuador rank
98th
Venezuela rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Venezuela ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Venezuela Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 0.9 0.1 Ecuador
1910s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1920s 1 0 1 Ecuador
1930s 1 0.3 0.7 Ecuador
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1.2 0.2 Venezuela
1960s 0.7 2 1.3 Venezuela
1970s 1.1 2 0.9 Venezuela
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 1.7 1.6 0.1 Ecuador
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Venezuela?
Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Venezuela as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Venezuela?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
189 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for democracy?
Ecuador ranks 98th and Venezuela 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

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).