Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
be 11.2% more likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ecuador, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 28.1% less money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2023, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2023.
be 49.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ecuador, there are 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ecuador, on the other hand, 18.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ecuador, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 111.8 times more coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ecuador: At a glance
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