Ecuador vs Peru: Democracy
Ecuador
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Ecuador rank
78th
Peru rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Peru ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1890s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | Peru |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 2010s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Peru |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Peru 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).