Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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
make 16.3% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 29.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ecuador spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.