Quality of life comparison

live 2.9 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.

make 10.5% more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2023.

be 49.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.

be 37.8% 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 Palau, on the other hand, 11.3 children do as of 2022.

have 34.5% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 51.1% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Palau, about 37.2% do as of 2021.

spend 83.8% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Palau spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 18.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 32.1% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.