Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Ecuador instead of Croatia, you would:

Health

be 18.4% less likely to be obese

In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

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Economy

pay a 25.8% lower top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

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make 67.4% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $42,600 as of 2024, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $13,900 as of 2024.

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be 44.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ecuador, however, that number is 26.0% as of 2023.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Ecuador, there are 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.

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be 18.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.

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Expenditures

spend 32.7% less on education

Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 61.7% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.

Ecuador: At a glance

Ecuador is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 276,841 sq km. What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the "Republic of the Equator." Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013, and voters re-elected President Rafael CORREA.
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