Ecuador vs United States: Transparent laws
Ecuador
0
in 2025
United States
0
in 2025
Ecuador rank
44th
United States rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Ecuador
- United States
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0 against 0 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United States |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Ecuador or United States?
- Ecuador, at 0 against 0 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Ecuador and United States?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United States?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and United States rank globally for transparent laws?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.