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Strong Civil Society Index in Ecuador

Ecuador: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.531 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.531
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
115th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.878
in 1989
All-time low
0.094
in 1869
Years of data
196
1830–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.531 for strong civil society index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Ecuador peaked at 0.878 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.094, in 1869.

That places Ecuador 115th 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.

Strong Civil Society Index in Ecuador, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 0.669 —
1831 0.669 +0.0%
1832 0.669 +0.0%
1833 0.637 -4.8%
1834 0.637 +0.0%
1835 0.637 +0.0%
1836 0.637 +0.0%
1837 0.637 +0.0%
1838 0.637 +0.0%
1839 0.637 +0.0%
1840 0.637 +0.0%
1841 0.272 -57.3%
1842 0.272 +0.0%
1843 0.272 +0.0%
1844 0.272 +0.0%
1845 0.445 +63.6%
1846 0.776 +74.4%
1847 0.776 +0.0%
1848 0.776 +0.0%
1849 0.776 +0.0%
1850 0.776 +0.0%
1851 0.776 +0.0%
1852 0.776 +0.0%
1853 0.776 +0.0%
1854 0.776 +0.0%
1855 0.776 +0.0%
1856 0.776 +0.0%
1857 0.776 +0.0%
1858 0.727 -6.3%
1859 0.727 +0.0%
1860 0.102 -86.0%
1861 0.102 +0.0%
1862 0.102 +0.0%
1863 0.102 +0.0%
1864 0.102 +0.0%
1865 0.102 +0.0%
1866 0.169 +65.7%
1867 0.169 +0.0%
1868 0.169 +0.0%
1869 0.094 -44.4%
1870 0.094 +0.0%
1871 0.094 +0.0%
1872 0.094 +0.0%
1873 0.094 +0.0%
1874 0.094 +0.0%
1875 0.105 +11.7%
1876 0.549 +422.9%
1877 0.549 +0.0%
1878 0.549 +0.0%
1879 0.549 +0.0%
1880 0.549 +0.0%
1881 0.549 +0.0%
1882 0.549 +0.0%
1883 0.549 +0.0%
1884 0.438 -20.2%
1885 0.438 +0.0%
1886 0.438 +0.0%
1887 0.438 +0.0%
1888 0.593 +35.4%
1889 0.593 +0.0%
1890 0.548 -7.6%
1891 0.548 +0.0%
1892 0.548 +0.0%
1893 0.548 +0.0%
1894 0.548 +0.0%
1895 0.458 -16.4%
1896 0.458 +0.0%
1897 0.458 +0.0%
1898 0.458 +0.0%
1899 0.458 +0.0%
1900 0.56 +22.3%
1901 0.56 +0.0%
1902 0.56 +0.0%
1903 0.56 +0.0%
1904 0.56 +0.0%
1905 0.56 +0.0%
1906 0.575 +2.7%
1907 0.575 +0.0%
1908 0.575 +0.0%
1909 0.575 +0.0%
1910 0.596 +3.7%
1911 0.596 +0.0%
1912 0.596 +0.0%
1913 0.587 -1.5%
1914 0.587 +0.0%
1915 0.587 +0.0%
1916 0.575 -2.0%
1917 0.575 +0.0%
1918 0.395 -31.3%
1919 0.395 +0.0%
1920 0.378 -4.3%
1921 0.378 +0.0%
1922 0.378 +0.0%
1923 0.378 +0.0%
1924 0.378 +0.0%
1925 0.435 +15.1%
1926 0.435 +0.0%
1927 0.435 +0.0%
1928 0.435 +0.0%
1929 0.435 +0.0%
1930 0.435 +0.0%
1931 0.435 +0.0%
1932 0.385 -11.5%
1933 0.385 +0.0%
1934 0.385 +0.0%
1935 0.385 +0.0%
1936 0.356 -7.5%
1937 0.356 +0.0%
1938 0.356 +0.0%
1939 0.356 +0.0%
1940 0.29 -18.5%
1941 0.29 +0.0%
1942 0.29 +0.0%
1943 0.29 +0.0%
1944 0.29 +0.0%
1945 0.453 +56.2%
1946 0.453 +0.0%
1947 0.514 +13.5%
1948 0.605 +17.7%
1949 0.605 +0.0%
1950 0.606 +0.2%
1951 0.606 +0.0%
1952 0.606 +0.0%
1953 0.606 +0.0%
1954 0.606 +0.0%
1955 0.606 +0.0%
1956 0.606 +0.0%
1957 0.606 +0.0%
1958 0.606 +0.0%
1959 0.606 +0.0%
1960 0.479 -21.0%
1961 0.532 +11.1%
1962 0.532 +0.0%
1963 0.429 -19.4%
1964 0.429 +0.0%
1965 0.429 +0.0%
1966 0.429 +0.0%
1967 0.476 +11.0%
1968 0.496 +4.2%
1969 0.496 +0.0%
1970 0.496 +0.0%
1971 0.485 -2.2%
1972 0.485 +0.0%
1973 0.453 -6.6%
1974 0.453 +0.0%
1975 0.453 +0.0%
1976 0.459 +1.3%
1977 0.459 +0.0%
1978 0.459 +0.0%
1979 0.623 +35.7%
1980 0.807 +29.5%
1981 0.807 +0.0%
1982 0.807 +0.0%
1983 0.807 +0.0%
1984 0.637 -21.1%
1985 0.637 +0.0%
1986 0.637 +0.0%
1987 0.637 +0.0%
1988 0.755 +18.5%
1989 0.878 +16.3%
1990 0.878 +0.0%
1991 0.878 +0.0%
1992 0.878 +0.0%
1993 0.86 -2.1%
1994 0.868 +0.9%
1995 0.868 +0.0%
1996 0.868 +0.0%
1997 0.868 +0.0%
1998 0.868 +0.0%
1999 0.861 -0.8%
2000 0.861 +0.0%
2001 0.861 +0.0%
2002 0.86 -0.1%
2003 0.86 +0.0%
2004 0.86 +0.0%
2005 0.86 +0.0%
2006 0.861 +0.1%
2007 0.832 -3.4%
2008 0.77 -7.5%
2009 0.601 -21.9%
2010 0.503 -16.3%
2011 0.472 -6.2%
2012 0.465 -1.5%
2013 0.348 -25.2%
2014 0.331 -4.9%
2015 0.326 -1.5%
2016 0.327 +0.3%
2017 0.426 +30.3%
2018 0.78 +83.1%
2019 0.651 -16.5%
2020 0.718 +10.3%
2021 0.655 -8.8%
2022 0.729 +11.3%
2023 0.724 -0.7%
2024 0.697 -3.7%
2025 0.531 -23.8%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.531 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6945, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.531 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.837, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.6466 0.637 0.669 10
1840s 0.5274 0.272 0.776 10
1850s 0.7662 0.727 0.776 10
1860s 0.1213 0.094 0.169 10
1870s 0.2771 0.094 0.549 10
1880s 0.5134 0.438 0.593 10
1890s 0.503 0.458 0.548 10
1900s 0.566 0.56 0.575 10
1910s 0.5489 0.395 0.596 10
1920s 0.4065 0.378 0.435 10
1930s 0.3834 0.356 0.435 10
1940s 0.408 0.29 0.605 10
1950s 0.606 0.606 0.606 10
1960s 0.4727 0.429 0.532 10
1970s 0.4825 0.453 0.623 10
1980s 0.7409 0.637 0.878 10
1990s 0.8695 0.86 0.878 10
2000s 0.8226 0.601 0.861 10
2010s 0.4629 0.326 0.78 10
2020s 0.6757 0.531 0.729 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.543 compare
  2. 113 Georgia 0.536 compare
  3. 114 Somalia 0.533 compare
  4. 115 Djibouti 0.531 compare
  5. 117 Togo 0.523 compare
  6. 118 Comoros 0.515 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Ecuador?
Strong civil society index in Ecuador was 0.531 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.878 in 1989.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.094 in 1869.
How does Ecuador rank for strong civil society index?
Ecuador ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strong Civil Society Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).