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Ecuador

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Quito

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

77.6years

Ranks 79 of 217 in 2024

4% above world median · 2% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

12.9per 1,000 live births

Ranks 89 of 196 in 2024

14% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

55per 100,000 live births

Ranks 103 of 194 in 2023

17% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2024 · 2 years old

17.4% of under-5s

Ranks 2 of 6 in 2024

32% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 6 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

7.56% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

19% above world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.81births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

5% below world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2024 · 2 years old

93.5% of adults 15+

Ranks 17 of 29 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2023 · 3 years old

97.2% gross

Ranks 112 of 166 in 2023

3% below world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Education spending

2024 · 2 years old

3.69% of GDP

Ranks 27 of 40 in 2024

13% below world median · 9% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 40 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

7,125current US$

Ranks 97 of 186 in 2025

10% below world median · 36% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

16,757international $

Ranks 105 of 185 in 2025

17% below world median · 28% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2025 · 1 year old

3.4% of population

Ranks 3 of 4 in 2025

19% above world median · 62% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 4 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2025 · 1 year old

45.9index, 0–100

Ranks 4 of 4 in 2025

15% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 4 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

3.3% of labour force

Ranks 52 of 182 in 2025

35% below world median · 45% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

0.7% per year

Not ranked — no better end

77% below world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

2.22% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

40% above world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

98.5% of population

Ranks 139 of 215 in 2024

about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

69.9% of population

Ranks 87 of 148 in 2024

13% below world median · 2% above Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

77.2% of population

Ranks 105 of 182 in 2024

6% below world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

2.64t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

4% above world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

18.3mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

1.8× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.

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