Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 79.4% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 5.1 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 63.1% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.5% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
be 38.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.