Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 90.5% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 79.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.0% less 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.3% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 61.0% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.