Engaged Society Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Engaged Society Score was 1.17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.17
Change on year
up 225.1%
World rank
68th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.75
in 2019
All-time low
-2.45
in 1974
Years of data
196
1830–2025
Engaged Society Score in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, engaged society score in Ecuador stood at 1.17.
The figure is up 225.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, engaged society score in Ecuador peaked at 1.75 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.45, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Engaged Society Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.262 | — |
| 1831 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.93 | -837.4% |
| 1841 | -1.93 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.93 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.93 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 1.45 | -174.8% |
| 1845 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.96 | -235.5% |
| 1861 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -1.96 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.304 | -84.5% |
| 1867 | -0.304 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.304 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.304 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.95 | +539.8% |
| 1871 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.312 | -84.0% |
| 1877 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.312 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.95 | +524.4% |
| 1885 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.95 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.142 | -92.7% |
| 1897 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.142 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.885 | +523.2% |
| 1920 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.885 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.273 | -69.2% |
| 1935 | -0.426 | +56.0% |
| 1936 | -1.75 | +311.5% |
| 1937 | -1.36 | -22.4% |
| 1938 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.377 | -72.3% |
| 1942 | -0.377 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.377 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.815 | +116.2% |
| 1945 | -0.697 | -14.5% |
| 1946 | -1.35 | +94.0% |
| 1947 | -1.35 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -1.35 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.07 | -20.8% |
| 1950 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -1.87 | +74.7% |
| 1964 | -2.12 | +13.4% |
| 1965 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -1.56 | -26.4% |
| 1968 | -1.19 | -24.0% |
| 1969 | -1.19 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -1.56 | +31.2% |
| 1971 | -2.1 | +35.0% |
| 1972 | -0.89 | -57.6% |
| 1973 | -0.992 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | -2.45 | +146.7% |
| 1975 | -2.45 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -2.45 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -2.45 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -2.45 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.575 | -123.5% |
| 1980 | 0.572 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.499 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.285 | -42.9% |
| 1986 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.34 | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 0.765 | +125.0% |
| 1990 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.765 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +49.8% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.767 | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | +49.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.768 | -32.8% |
| 2003 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.857 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 1.33 | +55.0% |
| 2007 | 1.68 | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.939 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.848 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 | +99.3% |
| 2018 | 1.65 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.359 | -68.5% |
| 2025 | 1.17 | +225.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7405, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.17 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.262 | 0.262 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0948 | -1.93 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.3 | -1.96 | -0.304 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.29 | -1.95 | -0.312 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.29 | -1.95 | -0.312 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.23 | -1.95 | -0.142 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.142 | -0.142 | -0.142 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2163 | -0.885 | -0.142 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.885 | -0.885 | -0.885 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.01 | -1.75 | -0.273 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.9131 | -1.36 | -0.377 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.07 | -1.07 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.54 | -2.12 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.72 | -2.45 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4747 | 0.285 | 0.765 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8414 | 0.765 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 0.768 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.848 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.359 | 1.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is engaged society score in Ecuador?
- Engaged society score in Ecuador was 1.17 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 in 2019.
- What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.45 in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for engaged society score?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is engaged society score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.