Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 27.4% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 71.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.

be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.

Life

be 15.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.4% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Ecuador, it is 93.9% as of 2022.

have 12.4% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 47.1% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 34.9% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Ecuador: At a glance

Ecuador is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 276,841 sq km. What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the "Republic of the Equator." Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013, and voters re-elected President Rafael CORREA.
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