Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 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 17.4% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.7% more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2017, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2017.
be 50.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ecuador, that number is 4.6% as of 2017.
pay a 94.4% higher top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 77.1% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 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 Ukraine, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ecuador, 59.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.4 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.
Geography
see 19.6% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
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