Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 12.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
make 10.4% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia 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 10.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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.
be 31.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, General Department of National Taxation.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Mongolia? See an in-depth size comparison.