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Political centralization index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Political centralization index was 0.409 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.409
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
80th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.932
in 1860
All-time low
0.314
in 2022
Years of data
196
1830–2025

Political centralization index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

0.40.60.81183019272025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.409 for political centralization index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Ecuador peaked at 0.932 in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 2022.

That places Ecuador 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Political centralization index in Ecuador, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.892 —
1831 0.892 +0.0%
1832 0.892 +0.0%
1833 0.892 +0.0%
1834 0.843 -5.5%
1835 0.822 -2.5%
1836 0.791 -3.8%
1837 0.791 +0.0%
1838 0.791 +0.0%
1839 0.896 +13.3%
1840 0.896 +0.0%
1841 0.896 +0.0%
1842 0.896 +0.0%
1843 0.917 +2.3%
1844 0.917 +0.0%
1845 0.725 -20.9%
1846 0.633 -12.7%
1847 0.633 +0.0%
1848 0.633 +0.0%
1849 0.668 +5.5%
1850 0.668 +0.0%
1851 0.595 -10.9%
1852 0.595 +0.0%
1853 0.595 +0.0%
1854 0.595 +0.0%
1855 0.595 +0.0%
1856 0.551 -7.4%
1857 0.551 +0.0%
1858 0.551 +0.0%
1859 0.848 +53.9%
1860 0.932 +9.9%
1861 0.932 +0.0%
1862 0.932 +0.0%
1863 0.932 +0.0%
1864 0.932 +0.0%
1865 0.671 -28.0%
1866 0.671 +0.0%
1867 0.671 +0.0%
1868 0.671 +0.0%
1869 0.892 +32.9%
1870 0.892 +0.0%
1871 0.892 +0.0%
1872 0.892 +0.0%
1873 0.892 +0.0%
1874 0.892 +0.0%
1875 0.688 -22.9%
1876 0.592 -14.0%
1877 0.688 +16.2%
1878 0.688 +0.0%
1879 0.647 -6.0%
1880 0.647 +0.0%
1881 0.647 +0.0%
1882 0.647 +0.0%
1883 0.822 +27.0%
1884 0.822 +0.0%
1885 0.822 +0.0%
1886 0.822 +0.0%
1887 0.822 +0.0%
1888 0.684 -16.8%
1889 0.684 +0.0%
1890 0.684 +0.0%
1891 0.684 +0.0%
1892 0.575 -15.9%
1893 0.575 +0.0%
1894 0.575 +0.0%
1895 0.556 -3.3%
1896 0.432 -22.3%
1897 0.432 +0.0%
1898 0.432 +0.0%
1899 0.432 +0.0%
1900 0.432 +0.0%
1901 0.51 +18.1%
1902 0.51 +0.0%
1903 0.51 +0.0%
1904 0.51 +0.0%
1905 0.51 +0.0%
1906 0.438 -14.1%
1907 0.421 -3.9%
1908 0.421 +0.0%
1909 0.421 +0.0%
1910 0.421 +0.0%
1911 0.421 +0.0%
1912 0.472 +12.1%
1913 0.494 +4.7%
1914 0.494 +0.0%
1915 0.494 +0.0%
1916 0.609 +23.3%
1917 0.609 +0.0%
1918 0.609 +0.0%
1919 0.609 +0.0%
1920 0.733 +20.4%
1921 0.733 +0.0%
1922 0.733 +0.0%
1923 0.733 +0.0%
1924 0.733 +0.0%
1925 0.736 +0.4%
1926 0.736 +0.0%
1927 0.736 +0.0%
1928 0.736 +0.0%
1929 0.736 +0.0%
1930 0.736 +0.0%
1931 0.736 +0.0%
1932 0.736 +0.0%
1933 0.736 +0.0%
1934 0.736 +0.0%
1935 0.787 +6.9%
1936 0.787 +0.0%
1937 0.787 +0.0%
1938 0.787 +0.0%
1939 0.741 -5.8%
1940 0.76 +2.6%
1941 0.76 +0.0%
1942 0.76 +0.0%
1943 0.76 +0.0%
1944 0.78 +2.6%
1945 0.749 -4.0%
1946 0.749 +0.0%
1947 0.74 -1.2%
1948 0.686 -7.3%
1949 0.686 +0.0%
1950 0.686 +0.0%
1951 0.686 +0.0%
1952 0.686 +0.0%
1953 0.686 +0.0%
1954 0.686 +0.0%
1955 0.686 +0.0%
1956 0.686 +0.0%
1957 0.686 +0.0%
1958 0.679 -1.0%
1959 0.679 +0.0%
1960 0.679 +0.0%
1961 0.702 +3.4%
1962 0.694 -1.1%
1963 0.813 +17.1%
1964 0.813 +0.0%
1965 0.813 +0.0%
1966 0.813 +0.0%
1967 0.697 -14.3%
1968 0.697 +0.0%
1969 0.697 +0.0%
1970 0.751 +7.7%
1971 0.831 +10.7%
1972 0.881 +6.0%
1973 0.885 +0.5%
1974 0.884 -0.1%
1975 0.884 +0.0%
1976 0.881 -0.3%
1977 0.881 +0.0%
1978 0.862 -2.2%
1979 0.712 -17.4%
1980 0.459 -35.5%
1981 0.459 +0.0%
1982 0.459 +0.0%
1983 0.459 +0.0%
1984 0.459 +0.0%
1985 0.522 +13.7%
1986 0.522 +0.0%
1987 0.522 +0.0%
1988 0.522 +0.0%
1989 0.46 -11.9%
1990 0.46 +0.0%
1991 0.46 +0.0%
1992 0.46 +0.0%
1993 0.504 +9.6%
1994 0.504 +0.0%
1995 0.504 +0.0%
1996 0.508 +0.8%
1997 0.481 -5.3%
1998 0.481 +0.0%
1999 0.488 +1.5%
2000 0.527 +8.0%
2001 0.527 +0.0%
2002 0.527 +0.0%
2003 0.52 -1.3%
2004 0.521 +0.2%
2005 0.531 +1.9%
2006 0.51 -4.0%
2007 0.571 +12.0%
2008 0.68 +19.1%
2009 0.685 +0.7%
2010 0.705 +2.9%
2011 0.705 +0.0%
2012 0.706 +0.1%
2013 0.735 +4.1%
2014 0.755 +2.7%
2015 0.753 -0.3%
2016 0.747 -0.8%
2017 0.623 -16.6%
2018 0.389 -37.6%
2019 0.388 -0.3%
2020 0.319 -17.8%
2021 0.364 +14.1%
2022 0.314 -13.7%
2023 0.345 +9.9%
2024 0.383 +11.0%
2025 0.409 +6.8%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.409 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.409 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.8502 0.791 0.896 10
1840s 0.7814 0.633 0.917 10
1850s 0.6144 0.551 0.848 10
1860s 0.8236 0.671 0.932 10
1870s 0.7763 0.592 0.892 10
1880s 0.7419 0.647 0.822 10
1890s 0.5377 0.432 0.684 10
1900s 0.4683 0.421 0.51 10
1910s 0.5232 0.421 0.609 10
1920s 0.7345 0.733 0.736 10
1930s 0.7569 0.736 0.787 10
1940s 0.743 0.686 0.78 10
1950s 0.6846 0.679 0.686 10
1960s 0.7418 0.679 0.813 10
1970s 0.8452 0.712 0.885 10
1980s 0.4843 0.459 0.522 10
1990s 0.485 0.46 0.508 10
2000s 0.5599 0.51 0.685 10
2010s 0.6506 0.388 0.755 10
2020s 0.3557 0.314 0.409 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  2. 78 Kuwait 0.439 compare
  3. 79 Benin 0.414 compare
  4. 81 Mali 0.401 compare
  5. 82 Indonesia 0.385 compare
  6. 83 Sierra Leone 0.366 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Ecuador?
Political centralization index in Ecuador was 0.409 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.932 in 1860.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for political centralization index?
Ecuador ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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