Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Competitive elections
Ecuador
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for competitive elections?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.