Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 77.9% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 48.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 75.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.3% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 23.2% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 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 Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.0% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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