Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ecuador, that number is 4.6% as of 2017.
pay a 28.3% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 69.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,200 as of 2017, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2017.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 29.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 15.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ecuador, about 57.3% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% more on education
Italy spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Ecuador spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 70.6% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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