Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nebraska instead of Ecuador, you would:
Economy
make 5.1 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Nebraska, the GDP per capita is $73,391 as of 2024.
be 11.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nebraska, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
be 61.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nebraska, however, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nebraska, about 89.8% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.