Belize vs Ecuador: Competitive elections
Belize
1
in 2025
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Belize |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Belize |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Belize or Ecuador?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for competitive elections?
- Belize ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.