Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 56.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ecuador, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
make 47.8% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $20,900 as of 2022, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2022.
be 18.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Serbia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.8 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Ecuador: At a glance
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