Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 45.1% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 29.4% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 23.4% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 19.1% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 35.6% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.1 times 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 77.4% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.4% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 49.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.4% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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