If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Ecuador, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Czech Republic spends $4,674 as of 2024.

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have 88.2% more doctors per person

Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Czech Republic has 43.5 as of 2022.

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be 76.3% more likely to die by suicide

Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Czech Republic, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 14.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 5.0 times more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $35,917 as of 2025.

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Life

be 94.5% 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 Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 80.7% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 48.0% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.6% more likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Czech Republic, about 87.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 16.5% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 12.6% more on healthcare

Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 98.3% less likely to be murdered

Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 77.8% less likely to die in a road accident

In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Czech Republic, they kill 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.3 times more home broadband

Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Czech Republic has 38.9 as of 2024.

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use 3.5 times more electricity

Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water

Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Czech Republic withdraws 22% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 43.5% more likely to die from air pollution

In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Czech Republic, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.7 times more CO2

Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this

Czech Republic: At a glance

Czech Republic is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 77,247 sq km. At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises the Czech Republic and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.
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