Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nevada instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 63.3% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Libya, that number is 32.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.8% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Libya, the GDP per capita is $17,700 as of 2023.
pay a 71.4% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Libya, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 38.1% 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 Libya, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
have 14.7% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Libya, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Libya, that number is 70% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 39.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Libya, about 46.2% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 20.9% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
