Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 38.0% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ecuador, that number is 4.6% as of 2017.
make 57.4% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2017, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2017.
Life
have 14.9% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ecuador, there are 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ecuador, about 57.3% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Ecuador spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 68.9% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.