Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Ecuador, you would:
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 60.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In North Dakota, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In North Dakota, about 87.7% 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.
