Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 37.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 69.6% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 53.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 26.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 19.8% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.8% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Ecuador: At a glance
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