Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 80.4% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 40.8% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.5% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.6% as of 2020. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 67.2% 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.8% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 61.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
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