Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.1 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 65.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 32.3% higher top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.9% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 28.8% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.9% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Iceland: At a glance
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