Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Ecuador, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador is -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador peaked at -0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2009.
That places Ecuador 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.4769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.6283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +31.7% |
| 2000 | -0.8132 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +29.4% |
| 2002 | -0.7385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | -0.6417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | -0.7554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.7% |
| 2006 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +34.2% |
| 2007 | -0.9562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | -0.9784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | -0.9227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | -0.6084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.5% |
| 2020 | -0.5506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | -0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -27.9% |
| 2022 | -0.5682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +43.1% |
| 2023 | -0.9203 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +62.0% |
| 2024 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.8% |
| 2025 | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 5.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.8702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.9357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7466 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 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 rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador was -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Ecuador ranks 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.