Ecuador vs Guyana: Democracy
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Guyana
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
32nd
Guyana rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Guyana
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Guyana ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2222 | 1 | 0.7778 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Guyana?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Guyana?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guyana?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Guyana rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd and Guyana 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.