Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 72.9% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.1 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Burundi, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
make 93.7% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $900 as of 2023.
Life
have 95.5% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burundi, there are 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Burundi, 494.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.4% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.9% as of 2022. In Burundi, it is 74.7% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Burundi, on the other hand, 37.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 89.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Burundi, that number is 10% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 92.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burundi, about 5.8% do as of 2021.
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 82% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Burundi, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 35.1% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Burundi spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
