Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 67.9% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
see 20.1% more spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
have 34.5% more doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
be 18.4% more likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 94.5% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
be 39.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 70.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 54.3% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In China, about 91.6% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 98.9% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 25.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 3.9 times more electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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