Ecuador: Judicial constraints on executive

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Ecuador

Judicial constraints on executive

 Latest value 0.472
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.312
 Min - Max 0.124 - 0.575
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2024 is 0.472 index points, a decline from 0.515 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.567 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Ecuador from 1960 to 2024 is 0.312 index points. The minimum value, 0.124 index points, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 0.575 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
From   To 


 Recent values Ecuador: Judicial constraints on executive
 2024 0.472
 2023 0.515
 2022 0.568
 2021 0.537
 2020 0.575
 2019 0.527
 2018 0.515
 2017 0.265




Definition: The extent to which the executive branch respects the constitution and complies with court rulings and the extent to which the judiciary can act in an independent fashion.

Other resources:

Download data from our database

All indicators for Ecuador

All indicators on the website

Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Article: Sources of economic growth

Article: Currency values and investment returns

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.651 2024 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.446 2024 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.504 2024 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.350 2024 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.309 2024 index points
 Government accountability 0.933 2024 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.773 2024 index points
 Political corruption 0.651 2024 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.799 2024 index points
 Academic freedom 0.779 2024 index points
 Clean elections index 0.829 2024 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.472 2024 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.753 2024 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.727 2024 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.551 2024 index points
 Equal protection index 0.255 2024 index points
 Presidential elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
 Parliamentary elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK