Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Ecuador, you would:
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 58.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iowa, about 87.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
