Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Grenada, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Grenada, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 40.6% more spent on your healthcare
Grenada spends $880 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 67.2% more doctors per person
Grenada has 13.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
have 10.0% more access to essential health services
Grenada scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.
be 5.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Grenada has a suicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 41.1% less money
Grenada has a GDP per capita of $12,107 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Grenada, approximately 16.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 10.9 children do as of 2024.
have 29.1% more children
In Grenada, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.1% less on education
Grenada spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 62.6% more on healthcare
Grenada spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 18.5 times more coastline
Grenada has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Grenada has a homicide rate of 13.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Grenada, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.1% less home broadband
Grenada has 29.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Grenada, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.0% more CO2
Grenada emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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