Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
live 7.0 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 51.8% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 51.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 77.9% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 22.8% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Ecuador, about 77.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 52.4% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Safety
be 182.9 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.1 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 99.8% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
use 89.8% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Ecuador uses 1,676 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 88.8% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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