Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Estonia, you would:
Economy
be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ecuador, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
make 66.0% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Ecuador, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2023.
be 12.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ecuador, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2022.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ecuador, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Estonia, 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 13.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ecuador, 66.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.9% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Ecuador, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ecuador spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 41.0% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Ecuador, that number is 2,237 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Ecuador: At a glance
How big is Ecuador compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.