Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Palau, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years longer
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.6% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ecuador, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2024.
have 27.9% more doctors per person
Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
have 18.5% more access to essential health services
Palau scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ecuador scores 77 as of 2021.
see 33.3% less spent on your healthcare
Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
Economy
make 63.5% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Palau, approximately 89.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Ecuador, 55.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 18.6 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.
have 38.6% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Palau spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 47.3% more coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 96.8% less CO2
Palau emits 82.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Palau vs. Ecuador
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.