Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.759 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Ecuador, 1830–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, women's civil society participation index in Ecuador stood at 0.759.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Ecuador peaked at 0.812 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1830.
That places Ecuador 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.017 | — |
| 1831 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.168 | +888.2% |
| 1861 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.205 | +22.0% |
| 1891 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.161 | -21.5% |
| 1901 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.209 | +29.8% |
| 1926 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.234 | +12.0% |
| 1945 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.219 | -6.4% |
| 1947 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.248 | +13.2% |
| 1949 | 0.258 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.264 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.252 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.234 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.246 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.255 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.287 | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.272 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.276 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.294 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.337 | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.598 | +77.4% |
| 1981 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.559 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.55 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.584 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.588 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.629 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.629 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.66 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.663 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.685 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.776 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.785 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.783 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.79 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.792 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.798 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.768 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.772 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.777 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.783 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.785 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.803 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.729 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.812 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.785 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.77 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.751 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.759 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.205 | 0.205 | 0.205 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.161 | 0.161 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.161 | 0.161 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.185 | 0.161 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2248 | 0.209 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2526 | 0.234 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2856 | 0.272 | 0.337 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5778 | 0.55 | 0.598 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6266 | 0.588 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7244 | 0.685 | 0.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7805 | 0.729 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7727 | 0.751 | 0.812 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.774 compare
- 79 Colombia 0.773 compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 0.773 compare
- 82 Luxembourg 0.758 compare
- 83 Angola 0.748 compare
- 84 Mongolia 0.747 compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 137,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 133,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 139,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's civil society participation index in Ecuador?
- Women's civil society participation index in Ecuador was 0.759 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.812 in 2020.
- What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1830.
- How does Ecuador rank for women's civil society participation index?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.