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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.572 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.572
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
97th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.745
in 2020
All-time low
0.096
in 1843
Years of data
196
1830–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.572 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Ecuador peaked at 0.745 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.096, in 1843.

Ecuador ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 196 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Ecuador, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.106 —
1831 0.105 -0.9%
1832 0.105 +0.0%
1833 0.105 +0.0%
1834 0.124 +18.1%
1835 0.135 +8.9%
1836 0.148 +9.6%
1837 0.148 +0.0%
1838 0.148 +0.0%
1839 0.102 -31.1%
1840 0.102 +0.0%
1841 0.102 +0.0%
1842 0.102 +0.0%
1843 0.096 -5.9%
1844 0.096 +0.0%
1845 0.237 +146.9%
1846 0.299 +26.2%
1847 0.299 +0.0%
1848 0.299 +0.0%
1849 0.282 -5.7%
1850 0.276 -2.1%
1851 0.306 +10.9%
1852 0.275 -10.1%
1853 0.275 +0.0%
1854 0.275 +0.0%
1855 0.275 +0.0%
1856 0.295 +7.3%
1857 0.294 -0.3%
1858 0.32 +8.8%
1859 0.164 -48.8%
1860 0.143 -12.8%
1861 0.131 -8.4%
1862 0.131 +0.0%
1863 0.131 +0.0%
1864 0.131 +0.0%
1865 0.21 +60.3%
1866 0.224 +6.7%
1867 0.224 +0.0%
1868 0.224 +0.0%
1869 0.142 -36.6%
1870 0.118 -16.9%
1871 0.118 +0.0%
1872 0.118 +0.0%
1873 0.118 +0.0%
1874 0.118 +0.0%
1875 0.212 +79.7%
1876 0.272 +28.3%
1877 0.222 -18.4%
1878 0.222 +0.0%
1879 0.239 +7.7%
1880 0.24 +0.4%
1881 0.24 +0.0%
1882 0.24 +0.0%
1883 0.168 -30.0%
1884 0.183 +8.9%
1885 0.183 +0.0%
1886 0.183 +0.0%
1887 0.183 +0.0%
1888 0.243 +32.8%
1889 0.245 +0.8%
1890 0.266 +8.6%
1891 0.266 +0.0%
1892 0.319 +19.9%
1893 0.319 +0.0%
1894 0.319 +0.0%
1895 0.383 +20.1%
1896 0.453 +18.3%
1897 0.453 +0.0%
1898 0.453 +0.0%
1899 0.453 +0.0%
1900 0.453 +0.0%
1901 0.408 -9.9%
1902 0.408 +0.0%
1903 0.408 +0.0%
1904 0.412 +1.0%
1905 0.412 +0.0%
1906 0.453 +10.0%
1907 0.454 +0.2%
1908 0.454 +0.0%
1909 0.458 +0.9%
1910 0.441 -3.7%
1911 0.441 +0.0%
1912 0.432 -2.0%
1913 0.412 -4.6%
1914 0.412 +0.0%
1915 0.412 +0.0%
1916 0.36 -12.6%
1917 0.36 +0.0%
1918 0.36 +0.0%
1919 0.36 +0.0%
1920 0.31 -13.9%
1921 0.31 +0.0%
1922 0.301 -2.9%
1923 0.307 +2.0%
1924 0.307 +0.0%
1925 0.308 +0.3%
1926 0.306 -0.6%
1927 0.306 +0.0%
1928 0.306 +0.0%
1929 0.306 +0.0%
1930 0.306 +0.0%
1931 0.306 +0.0%
1932 0.306 +0.0%
1933 0.306 +0.0%
1934 0.309 +1.0%
1935 0.187 -39.5%
1936 0.179 -4.3%
1937 0.179 +0.0%
1938 0.195 +8.9%
1939 0.31 +59.0%
1940 0.251 -19.0%
1941 0.251 +0.0%
1942 0.251 +0.0%
1943 0.251 +0.0%
1944 0.271 +8.0%
1945 0.32 +18.1%
1946 0.303 -5.3%
1947 0.305 +0.7%
1948 0.372 +22.0%
1949 0.385 +3.5%
1950 0.385 +0.0%
1951 0.385 +0.0%
1952 0.385 +0.0%
1953 0.385 +0.0%
1954 0.385 +0.0%
1955 0.385 +0.0%
1956 0.385 +0.0%
1957 0.385 +0.0%
1958 0.387 +0.5%
1959 0.387 +0.0%
1960 0.387 +0.0%
1961 0.377 -2.6%
1962 0.381 +1.1%
1963 0.173 -54.6%
1964 0.176 +1.7%
1965 0.184 +4.5%
1966 0.198 +7.6%
1967 0.374 +88.9%
1968 0.374 +0.0%
1969 0.392 +4.8%
1970 0.233 -40.6%
1971 0.232 -0.4%
1972 0.206 -11.2%
1973 0.184 -10.7%
1974 0.195 +6.0%
1975 0.195 +0.0%
1976 0.197 +1.0%
1977 0.21 +6.6%
1978 0.221 +5.2%
1979 0.316 +43.0%
1980 0.57 +80.4%
1981 0.569 -0.2%
1982 0.575 +1.1%
1983 0.577 +0.3%
1984 0.541 -6.2%
1985 0.52 -3.9%
1986 0.526 +1.2%
1987 0.526 +0.0%
1988 0.546 +3.8%
1989 0.592 +8.4%
1990 0.592 +0.0%
1991 0.592 +0.0%
1992 0.592 +0.0%
1993 0.58 -2.0%
1994 0.58 +0.0%
1995 0.58 +0.0%
1996 0.567 -2.2%
1997 0.584 +3.0%
1998 0.602 +3.1%
1999 0.597 -0.8%
2000 0.585 -2.0%
2001 0.585 +0.0%
2002 0.585 +0.0%
2003 0.591 +1.0%
2004 0.589 -0.3%
2005 0.59 +0.2%
2006 0.59 +0.0%
2007 0.533 -9.7%
2008 0.451 -15.4%
2009 0.447 -0.9%
2010 0.431 -3.6%
2011 0.431 +0.0%
2012 0.424 -1.6%
2013 0.392 -7.5%
2014 0.385 -1.8%
2015 0.388 +0.8%
2016 0.387 -0.3%
2017 0.542 +40.1%
2018 0.679 +25.3%
2019 0.686 +1.0%
2020 0.745 +8.6%
2021 0.691 -7.2%
2022 0.734 +6.2%
2023 0.685 -6.7%
2024 0.645 -5.8%
2025 0.572 -11.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.572 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.572 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Political Institutions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1845 +146.9% 0.096 0.237
1967 +88.9% 0.198 0.374
1980 +80.4% 0.316 0.57
1875 +79.7% 0.118 0.212
1865 +60.3% 0.131 0.21
1939 +59.0% 0.195 0.31

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.1226 0.102 0.148 10
1840s 0.1914 0.096 0.299 10
1850s 0.2755 0.164 0.32 10
1860s 0.1691 0.131 0.224 10
1870s 0.1757 0.118 0.272 10
1880s 0.2108 0.168 0.245 10
1890s 0.3684 0.266 0.453 10
1900s 0.432 0.408 0.458 10
1910s 0.399 0.36 0.441 10
1920s 0.3067 0.301 0.31 10
1930s 0.2583 0.179 0.31 10
1940s 0.296 0.251 0.385 10
1950s 0.3854 0.385 0.387 10
1960s 0.3016 0.173 0.392 10
1970s 0.2189 0.184 0.316 10
1980s 0.5542 0.52 0.592 10
1990s 0.5866 0.567 0.602 10
2000s 0.5546 0.447 0.591 10
2010s 0.4745 0.385 0.686 10
2020s 0.6787 0.572 0.745 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 94 Benin 0.586 compare
  2. 94 Paraguay 0.586 compare
  3. 96 India 0.575 compare
  4. 98 Tunisia 0.571 compare
  5. 99 Guyana 0.57 compare
  6. 100 Indonesia 0.562 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Ecuador?
Liberal political institutions index in Ecuador was 0.572 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2020.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.096 in 1843.
How does Ecuador rank for liberal political institutions index?
Ecuador ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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