Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vermont instead of Ecuador, you would:
Economy
be 21.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vermont, that number is 2.6% as of 2025.
be 53.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 21.4% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Vermont, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
make 7.9 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Vermont, the GDP per capita is $56,462 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Vermont, about 88.4% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
