Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Estonia, you would:
Economy
make 71.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 15.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 15.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 88.0% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ecuador, there are 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.4% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ecuador, about 65.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.2% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.4% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.0% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.