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Ecuador - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 41.6

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

41.6 (2025)

Global rank

##174 of 216 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1996

0.82×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#187199620062011201620212025#125#1742020 overtook Belize2021 overtook Paraguay
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Ecuador climbed from #125 to #174 (overtook Belize). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Belize in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Paraguay in global rank auto
2022
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2023
Fell 21 places in global rank auto

Rule of Law (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202539.943.9748.0352.1
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