All countriesLatin America · Country
EC
Ecuador
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
0.72
95% CI 0.1–4.1
Global rank
52/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
1
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
138k
138,026 works
In context
Ecuador
0.7
Latin America average
5.0
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Ecuador sits at 3% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
Latin America peers
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.