Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 27.8% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.1% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 38.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 17.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 70.1% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.