Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
be 96.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 29.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.