🇪🇨 Ecuador Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇪🇨 Ecuador EC / ECU #73

Nomad Score 59.0

Cities 21

Region Union of South American Nations, Latin America, Andean States, Amazon Basin, Hispanophone, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, South America, Americas, South America, Developing Countries

Currency USD

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 33/100

Press Freedom (2025) 53.8/100 #94

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.607

HDI 0.777

Regional Blocs USAN

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Ecuador	Daniel Noboa
Vice President of Ecuador	María José Pinto

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 33 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 53.8 / 100

Global Rank #94 / 180

Rank Change +16 vs previous year

RSF Zone Amériques

Political #105 41.3

Economic #77 43.9

Legal #97 58.8

Social #114 53.2

Safety #102 71.7

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.607

Liberal 0.386

Participatory 0.462

Deliberative 0.366

Egalitarian 0.268

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	53.8	94	41.3	43.9	58.8	53.2	71.7
2024	51.3	110	39.6	43.3	60.8	47.4	65.5
2023	60.5	80	60.5	61.6	70.1	61.6	48.8
2022	64.6	68	60.1	55.4	68.0	69.5	70.0
2021	67.2	96	-	-	-	-	80.5
2020	67.4	98	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	68.1	97	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	69.4	92	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	66.4	105	-	-	-	-	67.8
2016	66.8	109	-	-	-	-	100.0
2015	66.4	108	-	-	-	-	60.5
2014	68.8	95	-	-	-	-	-
2013	65.3	119	-	-	-	-	-
2012	38.0	104	-	-	-	-	-
2010	27.5	102	-	-	-	-	-
2009	20.0	84	-	-	-	-	-
2008	15.5	74	-	-	-	-	-
2007	18.5	56	-	-	-	-	-
2006	15.3	68	-	-	-	-	-
2005	21.8	87	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index