Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Dakota instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 28.2% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In North Dakota, that number is 37.1% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In North Dakota, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
be 53.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In North Dakota, however, that number is 10.0% as of 2023.
make 11.1 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in North Dakota, the GDP per capita is $79,272 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In North Dakota, about 87.7% 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 Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
