Ecuador vs Romania: Democracy
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
32nd
Romania rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Romania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.2222 | 0 | 0.2222 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1111 | 0 | 0.1111 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Ecuador |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.2222 | 0.4444 | 0.2222 | Romania |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Romania?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd and Romania 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.