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