Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 28.9% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 54.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 57.9% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $25,900 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 42.7% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.9% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.2% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Chilean Tax Administration.
Ecuador: At a glance
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