Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 59.2% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 84.1% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.4% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 77.3% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 28.6% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 29.0% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.5 times more 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 Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 39.4% more 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.3% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.3% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 24.5 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 99.3% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 51.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 71.5% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 4.4 times more strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 13.8% less electricity
Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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