Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
live 20.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.4 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,300 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 45.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 48.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.1% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 93.9% as of 2022.
be 70.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 51.5% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 31% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 95% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.3% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.6% 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.
Ecuador: At a glance
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