Colombia vs Ecuador: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
78th
Ecuador rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6 | 0.8 | 5.2 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).