Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 13.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Ecuador, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 23.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2019.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 33.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 50.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.