Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.3% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $24,600 as of 2017, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 100.0% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 8.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 15.0 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% less likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 70.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ecuador, about 57.3% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Ecuador spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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