Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 32.3% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.3 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 28.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 77.8% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 74.0% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 18.3% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 34.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
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