Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 56.8% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Pakistan, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Pakistan, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 50.5% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Pakistan, the GDP per capita is $5,400 as of 2022.
be 48.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Pakistan, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 44.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Pakistan, there are 25.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Pakistan, 154.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.2% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 93.9% as of 2022. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 72.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Pakistan, about 21.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Pakistan spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 67.1% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Pakistan, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.2% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Pakistan: At a glance
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