Quality of life comparison

live 5.2 years longer

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 4.5 times more money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 36.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 63.1% higher top tax rate

Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 92.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.3% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 39.5% fewer children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.8% more likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

spend 94.6% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.1% more on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 43.9% more coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.