Social Development in Ecuador 154 indicators covering social development for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 5 2018 unchanged 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 122,060 2025 up 1,072.0% 17th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0067 units per person 2025 up 942.3% 16th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 774.2% 27th Political Rights Score 27 2025 up 12.5% 94th Freedom Score 64 2025 up 8.5% 97th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 8,571 2025 down 26.0% 58th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 34.2% 68th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.8% 63rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate 16.15 % change on previous year 2025 down 67.4% 21st Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 15 2018 unchanged 99th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 22.04 % change on previous year 2025 — 22nd Equal Rights Protection Index 0.222 2025 down 65.0% 155th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.59 2025 down 34.0% 114th Political Corruption Index 0.652 2025 down 8.0% 64th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.652 2025 down 8.0% 64th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.1 2024 down 29.5% 81st Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 — 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.2674 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2,738.3% 37th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.031 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.4% 64th LGBT+ Rights Index 8.88 2019 up 27.7% 20th Forcibly displaced people 783,887 2025 up 489.0% 35th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 down 100.0% 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 47 years 2025 up 27.0% 47th Corruption Perceptions Index 32 2024 down 3.0% 120th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.21 2024 down 24.7% 129th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.92 2024 down 25.5% 107th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2775 2024 down 15.3% 135th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0.0191 2024 down 27.5% 23rd Self-reported life satisfaction 6.14 2025 up 2.8% 58th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.14 2025 up 2.8% 58th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 72.5% 2024 down 4.2% 26th Homicide rate 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 319.0% 6th Homicides 8,221 homicides 2023 up 376.6% 9th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 319.0% 6th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 319.0% 6th Age of electoral democracy 46 years 2025 up 27.8% 30th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -1.43 2020 down 727.3% 133rd Homicides 4,451 deaths 2022 up 160.9% 9th Child homicide rate 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 132.6% 8th Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.2615 2020 down 215.3% 79th Homicide rate 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 122.9% 7th Homicide rate by age of the victim 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people 2022 up 122.9% 7th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 1,168 deaths 2021 down 60.7% 52nd Homicide rate 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 66.4% 68th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 6.55 2021 down 66.3% 66th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 1.34 million 2030 up 2.0% 70th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 3.1 2030 up 14.9% 124th Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 unchanged 46th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →