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 (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 40.2% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
Economy
be 44.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 33.5% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
have 22.2% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 22.3% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 70.1% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 2.4 times more likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 49.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.4% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 4.5 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 45.4% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 13.8% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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