Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 32.0% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kentucky, that number is 38.2% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Kentucky, however, that number is 15.4% as of 2023.
make 7.0 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Kentucky, the GDP per capita is $50,135 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kentucky, about 87.4% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
