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Political Civil Liberties Index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.694 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.694
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 1980
All-time low
0.207
in 1869
Years of data
196
1830–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

0.20.40.60.8183019272025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Ecuador is 0.694, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Ecuador peaked at 0.889 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1869.

That places Ecuador 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Political Civil Liberties Index in Ecuador, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.329 —
1831 0.329 +0.0%
1832 0.329 +0.0%
1833 0.313 -4.9%
1834 0.313 +0.0%
1835 0.321 +2.6%
1836 0.321 +0.0%
1837 0.321 +0.0%
1838 0.321 +0.0%
1839 0.321 +0.0%
1840 0.321 +0.0%
1841 0.248 -22.7%
1842 0.248 +0.0%
1843 0.248 +0.0%
1844 0.248 +0.0%
1845 0.389 +56.9%
1846 0.476 +22.4%
1847 0.476 +0.0%
1848 0.476 +0.0%
1849 0.476 +0.0%
1850 0.425 -10.7%
1851 0.425 +0.0%
1852 0.425 +0.0%
1853 0.425 +0.0%
1854 0.425 +0.0%
1855 0.425 +0.0%
1856 0.425 +0.0%
1857 0.425 +0.0%
1858 0.425 +0.0%
1859 0.406 -4.5%
1860 0.217 -46.6%
1861 0.209 -3.7%
1862 0.209 +0.0%
1863 0.209 +0.0%
1864 0.209 +0.0%
1865 0.209 +0.0%
1866 0.301 +44.0%
1867 0.301 +0.0%
1868 0.301 +0.0%
1869 0.207 -31.2%
1870 0.207 +0.0%
1871 0.207 +0.0%
1872 0.207 +0.0%
1873 0.207 +0.0%
1874 0.207 +0.0%
1875 0.227 +9.7%
1876 0.317 +39.6%
1877 0.317 +0.0%
1878 0.317 +0.0%
1879 0.317 +0.0%
1880 0.317 +0.0%
1881 0.317 +0.0%
1882 0.317 +0.0%
1883 0.317 +0.0%
1884 0.28 -11.7%
1885 0.28 +0.0%
1886 0.28 +0.0%
1887 0.28 +0.0%
1888 0.384 +37.1%
1889 0.439 +14.3%
1890 0.462 +5.2%
1891 0.462 +0.0%
1892 0.477 +3.2%
1893 0.477 +0.0%
1894 0.477 +0.0%
1895 0.555 +16.4%
1896 0.576 +3.8%
1897 0.576 +0.0%
1898 0.576 +0.0%
1899 0.576 +0.0%
1900 0.629 +9.2%
1901 0.627 -0.3%
1902 0.627 +0.0%
1903 0.627 +0.0%
1904 0.627 +0.0%
1905 0.604 -3.7%
1906 0.608 +0.7%
1907 0.608 +0.0%
1908 0.608 +0.0%
1909 0.608 +0.0%
1910 0.611 +0.5%
1911 0.605 -1.0%
1912 0.62 +2.5%
1913 0.614 -1.0%
1914 0.614 +0.0%
1915 0.614 +0.0%
1916 0.595 -3.1%
1917 0.59 -0.8%
1918 0.518 -12.2%
1919 0.518 +0.0%
1920 0.517 -0.2%
1921 0.517 +0.0%
1922 0.503 -2.7%
1923 0.512 +1.8%
1924 0.512 +0.0%
1925 0.552 +7.8%
1926 0.558 +1.1%
1927 0.558 +0.0%
1928 0.558 +0.0%
1929 0.562 +0.7%
1930 0.56 -0.4%
1931 0.56 +0.0%
1932 0.534 -4.6%
1933 0.534 +0.0%
1934 0.534 +0.0%
1935 0.506 -5.2%
1936 0.439 -13.2%
1937 0.432 -1.6%
1938 0.463 +7.2%
1939 0.463 +0.0%
1940 0.456 -1.5%
1941 0.427 -6.4%
1942 0.427 +0.0%
1943 0.427 +0.0%
1944 0.464 +8.7%
1945 0.531 +14.4%
1946 0.475 -10.5%
1947 0.494 +4.0%
1948 0.642 +30.0%
1949 0.652 +1.6%
1950 0.652 +0.0%
1951 0.652 +0.0%
1952 0.624 -4.3%
1953 0.606 -2.9%
1954 0.606 +0.0%
1955 0.606 +0.0%
1956 0.606 +0.0%
1957 0.638 +5.3%
1958 0.638 +0.0%
1959 0.638 +0.0%
1960 0.538 -15.7%
1961 0.549 +2.0%
1962 0.549 +0.0%
1963 0.323 -41.2%
1964 0.338 +4.6%
1965 0.338 +0.0%
1966 0.349 +3.3%
1967 0.516 +47.9%
1968 0.558 +8.1%
1969 0.531 -4.8%
1970 0.522 -1.7%
1971 0.504 -3.4%
1972 0.475 -5.8%
1973 0.348 -26.7%
1974 0.348 +0.0%
1975 0.348 +0.0%
1976 0.348 +0.0%
1977 0.355 +2.0%
1978 0.434 +22.3%
1979 0.753 +73.5%
1980 0.889 +18.1%
1981 0.889 +0.0%
1982 0.889 +0.0%
1983 0.889 +0.0%
1984 0.829 -6.7%
1985 0.791 -4.6%
1986 0.791 +0.0%
1987 0.791 +0.0%
1988 0.844 +6.7%
1989 0.885 +4.9%
1990 0.885 +0.0%
1991 0.885 +0.0%
1992 0.885 +0.0%
1993 0.881 -0.5%
1994 0.865 -1.8%
1995 0.865 +0.0%
1996 0.865 +0.0%
1997 0.865 +0.0%
1998 0.87 +0.6%
1999 0.87 +0.0%
2000 0.866 -0.5%
2001 0.866 +0.0%
2002 0.865 -0.1%
2003 0.865 +0.0%
2004 0.865 +0.0%
2005 0.865 +0.0%
2006 0.869 +0.5%
2007 0.847 -2.5%
2008 0.793 -6.4%
2009 0.764 -3.7%
2010 0.722 -5.5%
2011 0.708 -1.9%
2012 0.71 +0.3%
2013 0.647 -8.9%
2014 0.645 -0.3%
2015 0.64 -0.8%
2016 0.651 +1.7%
2017 0.73 +12.1%
2018 0.872 +19.5%
2019 0.824 -5.5%
2020 0.85 +3.2%
2021 0.822 -3.3%
2022 0.842 +2.4%
2023 0.789 -6.3%
2024 0.773 -2.0%
2025 0.694 -10.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.694 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.694 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Political Civil Liberties 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
1979 +73.5% 0.434 0.753
1845 +56.9% 0.248 0.389
1967 +47.9% 0.349 0.516
1860 -46.6% 0.406 0.217
1866 +44.0% 0.209 0.301
1963 -41.2% 0.549 0.323

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.3218 0.313 0.329 10
1840s 0.3606 0.248 0.476 10
1850s 0.4231 0.406 0.425 10
1860s 0.2372 0.207 0.301 10
1870s 0.253 0.207 0.317 10
1880s 0.3211 0.28 0.439 10
1890s 0.5214 0.462 0.576 10
1900s 0.6173 0.604 0.629 10
1910s 0.5899 0.518 0.62 10
1920s 0.5349 0.503 0.562 10
1930s 0.5025 0.432 0.56 10
1940s 0.4995 0.427 0.652 10
1950s 0.6266 0.606 0.652 10
1960s 0.4589 0.323 0.558 10
1970s 0.4435 0.348 0.753 10
1980s 0.8487 0.791 0.889 10
1990s 0.8736 0.865 0.885 10
2000s 0.8465 0.764 0.869 10
2010s 0.7149 0.64 0.872 10
2020s 0.795 0.694 0.85 6

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  4. 97 Malaysia 0.691 compare
  5. 98 Bhutan 0.658 compare
  6. 99 Mexico 0.642 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Ecuador?
Political civil liberties index in Ecuador was 0.694 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 1980.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1869.
How does Ecuador rank for political civil liberties index?
Ecuador ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.