Argentina vs Ecuador: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Argentina
0.955
in 2025
Ecuador
0.956
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Ecuador rank
18th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

  • Argentina
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.956 against 0.955 in Argentina, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 19 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Ecuador Difference Ahead
1830s 0.486 0.068 0.418 Argentina
1840s 0.486 0.068 0.418 Argentina
1850s 0.777 0.068 0.709 Argentina
1860s 0.971 0.068 0.903 Argentina
1870s 0.971 0.117 0.854 Argentina
1880s 0.971 0.117 0.854 Argentina
1890s 0.971 0.1978 0.7732 Argentina
1900s 0.971 0.303 0.668 Argentina
1910s 0.9766 0.303 0.6736 Argentina
1920s 0.985 0.303 0.682 Argentina
1930s 0.9464 0.303 0.6434 Argentina
1940s 0.9292 0.303 0.6262 Argentina
1950s 0.9412 0.303 0.6382 Argentina
1960s 0.8989 0.4887 0.4102 Argentina
1970s 0.8572 0.859 0.0018 Ecuador
1980s 0.9247 0.832 0.0927 Argentina
1990s 0.9806 0.8356 0.145 Argentina
2000s 0.99 0.8922 0.0978 Argentina
2010s 0.9655 0.8941 0.0714 Argentina
2020s 0.955 0.9147 0.0403 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Argentina or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.956 against 0.955 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Argentina and Ecuador?
0.001, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ecuador?
196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Ecuador rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
Argentina ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.