Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 16.2% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
see 29.6% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
be 52.4% more likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 32.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Ecuador, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2025.
make 16.8% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 11.8% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 30.3% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 83.5% more likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 44.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 86.8% more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 46.7% more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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