Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 38.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 44.9% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $19,800 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya 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 61.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
have 12.8% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Ecuador, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 64.5% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 26.4% more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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