Social Development in Ecuador 154 indicators covering social development for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 2025 down 78.3% 77th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 2025 up 468.9% 75th Political Rights Rating 3 2025 unchanged 95th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 405.9% 88th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 2025 up 468.9% 75th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person 2025 down 80.7% 78th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 83.8% 84th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,832.2% 30th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 2025 down 78.3% 77th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.7% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 324.3% 89th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.692 2025 down 13.7% 98th Liberal Democracy Index 0.386 2025 up 46.8% 78th Electoral Democracy Index 0.607 2025 up 13.9% 69th Freedom of Association Index 0.719 2025 up 7.2% 90th Freedom of Expression Index 0.706 2025 up 1.9% 86th Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 2025 up 27.3% 47th Varieties of democracy 0.607 2025 up 13.9% 69th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.692 2025 down 13.7% 98th Key features of human rights 0.692 2025 down 13.7% 98th Key features of electoral democracy 0.607 2025 up 13.9% 69th Key features of liberal democracy 0.386 2025 up 46.8% 78th Executive Corruption Index 0.534 2025 down 16.8% 81st Judicial Corruption Score -0.42 2025 up 29.2% 106th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.646 2025 up 7.3% 71st Key features of democracy 0.607 2025 up 13.9% 69th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -5.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,732.4% 150th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -12.87 % change on previous year 2025 down 3,471.1% 170th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.386 2025 up 46.8% 78th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -5.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,732.4% 150th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,788.9% 165th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -5.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,732.4% 150th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.607 2025 up 13.9% 68th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.268 2025 down 28.9% 95th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.366 2025 up 7.3% 79th Direct Democracy Index 0.551 2025 up 56.5% 3rd Key media freedoms 0.653 2025 up 2,939.1% 82nd Media Corruption Score 0.288 2025 down 63.5% 99th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -17.96 % change on previous year 2025 — 145th Academic Freedom Index 0.433 2025 down 37.1% 109th Legislative Corruption Score -0.776 2025 up 33.0% 114th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.1% 89th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 9.5% 86th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.1% 89th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.1% 89th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 126th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.2533 units per square kilometre 2023 down 48.9% 64th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0171 units per square kilometre 2023 up 496.9% 101st Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.9049 2019 up 229.8% 98th Page 1 of 3 Next →