Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nebraska instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 29.3% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nebraska, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Nebraska, however, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
make 10.3 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Nebraska, the GDP per capita is $73,391 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.4% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nebraska, about 89.8% 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
