Ecuador Ecuador is a constitutional, multiparty republic with an elected president and unicameral legislature. In April 2021, a president from a center-right alliance of the Social Christian Party was elected. Observers deemed the elections to be free and fair. There were reports that members of the security forces committed some abuses. Members of criminal groups committed human rights abuses involving violence and killings. The government investigated and prosecuted such actions. The government took credible steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed human rights abuses.The overall score indicates that there are substantial risks of potential human rights violations in this country. This may also include the tourism sector. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.:Government corruptionRestrictions of workers' freedom of associationLack of investigation of and accountability for violence against women and children Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB Overall Score 44/100 Global Rights Index 10,0/100 (5) Human Development Index 76,5/100 (0,765) Kids Rights Index 73,6/100 (73,6) Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 65,0/100 (3,5) Global Slavery Index 52,0/100 (48) Trafficking in persons report 62,5/100 (T2) Global Gender Gap Index 37,3/100 (0,373) Rule of Law Index 47,0/100 (47) Fragile States Index 42,2/100 (69,4) Freedom in the World Index 67,0/100 (67) Environmental Performance Index 51,2/100 (51,2) Corruption Perceptions Index 34,0/100 (34) Equality Index 58,0/100 (58)
Explanation of the score data structure For better comparability, we have converted the original scores of the indices to a uniform scale of 1-100 (1 most negative, 100 most positive). In the following table you find these recalculated values and the original score in brackets behind them. For information and a link to the original index click on "?" in the table. The Overall Score is the geometric mean of all converted values for each country. It is subcategorized in five risk categories with colour gradations that can be seen in the map. You can find more details on the methodology here. Downloads Methodology overall score 232.26 KB