Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 79.6% less likely to die by suicide
Ecuador has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Peru, it is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 22.7% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Peru spends $956 as of 2023.
have 27.0% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Peru has 16.9 as of 2023.
Economy
make 35.9% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.
be 54.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
be 20.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Peru, however, that number is 25.7% as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 18.2% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Peru spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 81.2% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Peru, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 45.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Peru, they kill 12.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 28.8% less strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Peru withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 32.3% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 23.5% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Peru, it causes 26.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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