Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 67.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 29.7% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 14.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 43.9% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 67.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 26.9% more on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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