Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Ecuador, you would:
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 54.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
be 42.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Illinois, about 89.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
