Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Peru, you would:
Health
see 29.4% more spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ecuador spends $1,238 as of 2023.
have 37.0% more doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ecuador has 23.1 as of 2020.
be 4.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ecuador, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 16.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Ecuador, however, that number is 21.4% as of 2025.
make 26.4% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $7,125 as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 34.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 5.3 times more likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ecuador, that number is 45.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 84.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Peru, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ecuador, they kill 23.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 47.7% more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ecuador has 17.2 as of 2024.
live with 40.4% more strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Ecuador withdraws 7% as of 2022.
Environment
be 11.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ecuador, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 30.7% more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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Ecuador: At a glance
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