Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 31.4% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 78.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 45.1% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.3% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 20.6% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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