Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 58.2% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $26,100 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.8% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: At a glance
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