Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 22.6% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 26.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
be 41.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 34.9% higher top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 86.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.8% less 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 47.4% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Croatia: At a glance
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