Ecuador ranks as the 55th out of 69 countries. The GII-2020 assigns a total value of 48.17 to Ecuador. In the index of 2017, it ranked as the 52nd out of 67 countries. The area that scored the worst was the justice system (84.41).
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With approximately 16,904,867 inhabitants, Ecuador is located in the region of South America. It is bordered by Colombia, Peru, and the Pacific Ocean. Its territory is divided in 24 provinces.
According to the data of the World Bank, the Gini coefficient (2017) is of 44.7, and the GDP per capita (2018) is of 6,344.87 USD, but these are not the main problems of the Andean society, but impunity. At the end of 2019, there were submitted to the president then in office proposals that would modify criminal procedures. Its effectiveness and the results thereof are expected in the short term.
It is a presidential republic, based on the division of powers. The president, who is elected by absolute majority in two periods of four years, forms the executive branch. The legislative branch is represented through a chamber called the National Assembly, formed by 137 seats, of whom 116 are elected under the principle of simple majority, fifteen by proportional representation, and by six Ecuadorian who live abroad. The National Court of Justice, formed by 21 judges, and by the Constitutional Court, forms the judicial branch. The judge members of the former are elected by the Judicial Council, and those of the latter are appointed by the executive, legislative branches, and the powers of citizen participation. The fight against impunity and corruption in the country resides in the work carried out by the general
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The recent situation of violence caused by protests against the elimination of subsidies to fuels is of concern; these actions lead to attest a potential weakening of one of the strongest institutions of the country: the national police.
The dimension that had the worst score for Ecuador is the structural dimension, followed by the dimension of human rights. The country maintains scores near the regional average. However, it is still ranked in a high range of impunity in the index. It is essential for Ecuador to continue strengthening the criminal justice system to carry on with the fight against impunity and, above all, to concentrate itself in the protection of human rights, that is maintained as a variable, with a high score.
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â„– / 69 VALUE 48.17 VALUE 62.72 â„– / 67
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Justice System
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Security System
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