Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in France, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2022.
be 38.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.
be 94.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In France, that number is 7.3% as of 2022.
pay a 43.4% higher top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 82.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.5% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
France: At a glance
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