Free and Fair Elections Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.827 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.827
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.827
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1830
Years of data
196
1830–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.827 for free and fair elections index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 196 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Ecuador peaked at 0.827 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1830.
Ecuador ranks 55th 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.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0.066 | — |
| 1857 | 0.264 | +300.0% |
| 1858 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.187 | -29.2% |
| 1860 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0.013 | — |
| 1866 | 0.157 | +1107.7% |
| 1867 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.146 | -7.0% |
| 1869 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.16 | +9.6% |
| 1876 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0.178 | — |
| 1889 | 0.216 | +21.3% |
| 1890 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.062 | -71.3% |
| 1896 | 0.291 | +369.4% |
| 1897 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.291 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.283 | -2.7% |
| 1902 | 0.267 | -5.7% |
| 1903 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.01 | -96.3% |
| 1907 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0.174 | — |
| 1912 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.175 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.198 | +13.1% |
| 1917 | 0.244 | +23.2% |
| 1918 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.242 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.238 | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.232 | -2.5% |
| 1925 | 0.115 | -50.4% |
| 1926 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0.019 | — |
| 1929 | 0.226 | +1089.5% |
| 1930 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.204 | -9.7% |
| 1932 | 0.157 | -23.0% |
| 1933 | 0.158 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.178 | +12.7% |
| 1935 | 0.104 | -41.6% |
| 1936 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0.14 | — |
| 1939 | 0.147 | +5.0% |
| 1940 | 0.123 | -16.3% |
| 1941 | 0.121 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.05 | -58.7% |
| 1945 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0.247 | — |
| 1948 | 0.354 | +43.3% |
| 1949 | 0.429 | +21.2% |
| 1950 | 0.431 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.432 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.401 | -7.2% |
| 1953 | 0.379 | -5.5% |
| 1954 | 0.401 | +5.8% |
| 1955 | 0.417 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.412 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.409 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.431 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 0.446 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.431 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.42 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.234 | -46.8% |
| 1964 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0.266 | — |
| 1969 | 0.456 | +71.4% |
| 1970 | 0.215 | -52.9% |
| 1971 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0.276 | — |
| 1979 | 0.456 | +65.2% |
| 1980 | 0.737 | +61.6% |
| 1981 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.804 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.809 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.808 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.807 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.801 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.799 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.797 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.792 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.789 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.797 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.801 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.795 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.792 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.789 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.784 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.788 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.803 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.789 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.764 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.755 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.741 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.74 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.707 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.702 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.698 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.664 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.688 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.692 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.69 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.758 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.773 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.787 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.816 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.827 | +1.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.827 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.827 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.768, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +1107.7% | 0.013 | 0.157 |
| 1929 | +1089.5% | 0.019 | 0.226 |
| 1896 | +369.4% | 0.062 | 0.291 |
| 1857 | +300.0% | 0.066 | 0.264 |
| 1860 | -100.0% | 0.187 | 0 |
| 1877 | -100.0% | 0.16 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0781 | 0 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0619 | 0 | 0.157 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.105 | 0 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0394 | 0 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2306 | 0.062 | 0.291 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1652 | 0 | 0.291 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1803 | 0 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1548 | 0 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1314 | 0 | 0.226 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1566 | 0 | 0.429 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4159 | 0.379 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2247 | 0 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0947 | 0 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7778 | 0.737 | 0.809 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7935 | 0.784 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7814 | 0.741 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7069 | 0.664 | 0.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7752 | 0.69 | 0.827 | 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 free and fair elections index in Ecuador?
- Free and fair elections index in Ecuador was 0.827 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.827 in 2025.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1830.
- How does Ecuador rank for free and fair elections index?
- Ecuador ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.