Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Iran, you would:
Health
see 16.4% more spent on your healthcare
Iran spends $1,064 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 27.7% more doctors per person
Iran has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
be 17.8% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
be 85.7% more likely to die by suicide
Iran has a suicide rate of 4.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 81.6% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $3,924 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 17.9% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 30.9% more on education
Iran spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 25.4% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 13.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Iran, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.0% more home broadband
Iran has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 91.7% less strain on fresh water
Iran withdraws 81% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 56.1% less electricity
Iran uses 3,815 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 54.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iran, air pollution causes 51.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 70.8% less CO2
Iran emits 9.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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