Bolivia vs Ecuador: Competitive elections
Bolivia
1
in 2025
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Bolivia or Ecuador?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bolivia 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.