Free country, gaps filled in Ecuador

Ecuador: Free country, gaps filled was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2
in 1979
All-time low
1
in 1972
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Free country, gaps filled in Ecuador, 1972–2025

00.511.52197219982025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for free country, gaps filled in Ecuador is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free country, gaps filled in Ecuador peaked at 2 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1972.

Ecuador ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Free country, gaps filled in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Free country, gaps filled in Ecuador, 1972 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1972 1
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 2 +100.0%
1980 2 +0.0%
1981 2 +0.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1986 2 +0.0%
1987 2 +0.0%
1988 2 +0.0%
1989 2 +0.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 1 -50.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 2 +100.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 1 -50.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 2 +100.0%
2022 2 +0.0%
2023 1 -50.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.12 1 2 8
1980s 2 2 2 10
1990s 1.8 1 2 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1.33 1 2 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is free country, gaps filled in Ecuador?
Free country, gaps filled in Ecuador was 1 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest free country, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
What is the lowest free country, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
How does Ecuador rank for free country, gaps filled?
Ecuador ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is free country, gaps filled rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Free country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Free country, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.