Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Democracy
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Ecuador rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 172 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1850s | 0.6667 | 0.2222 | 0.4444 | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0.1429 | 0.1429 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0.6667 | 0.1111 | 0.5556 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0.1111 | 0.7778 | 0.6667 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.4444 | 0.8889 | 0.4444 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2222 | 0.7778 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?
- Dominican Republic, at 2 against 2 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?
- 172 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.