Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2017, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $38,200 as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 11.3% as of 2017.
pay a 39.4% higher top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 15.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2020.
have 50.6% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 29.9% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 57.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Italy, about 74.4% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on education
Ecuador spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Italy spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Italy: At a glance
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