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🇪🇨 Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador

ECU EC $ United States dollar (USD)

Every statistic we track for Ecuador — 114 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$17,720

#111 of 191

Life expectancy

74.8 yrs

#80 of 188

Happiness score

6.14

#59 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.39

#79 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 64.5% #83/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 64.5% #82/139 2024
Bank Branches 8 #103/153 2024
Current Account Balance 5.2% #34/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 45.7% #76/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 43.3% #65/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 1 #149/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 4.7% #10/237 2023
GDP (current US$) 138.2 #65/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 323.3 #65/191 2026
GDP per Capita 7,575 #106/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 10,124 #95/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 17,720 #111/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2% #116/184 2019
Income Inequality (Gini) 44.6 #7/57 2023
Income per Person 9,051 #91/183 2018
Income per Person 9,051 #91/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.9% #121/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 18.8 #77/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 22% #111/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 10.1% #69/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.5% #112/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #66/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 175,028,884,708 #71/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 3.1% #85/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.8 #117/217 2024
Median Age 29.7 #135/235 2026
Population 15.1 #68/229 2013
Population 18.2 #66/191 2026
Population Density 74.3 #145/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 5,723 #76/195 2025
Urban Population 63.2% #110/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 98.7% #142/214 2023
Internet Users 77.2% #105/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 98.1 #145/209 2022
Read News Online 53.7% #22/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 27.4% #70/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 3.1 #130/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.3 #106/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.5% #72/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 27.2% #184/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 11.1 #105/191 2023
Life Expectancy 74.8 #80/188 2013
Life Expectancy 73.9 #85/186 2020
Suicide Rate 7.4 #106/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 10.4% #136/167 2022
Undernourishment 12.1% #47/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 78 #66/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 3.9% #52/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 9.1 #84/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.6 #99/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 949 #93/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 72.4% #42/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #99/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #55/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.8 #141/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 32 #121/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 32 #121/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #80/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #96/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #70/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #68/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 67 #86/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.7 #87/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #83/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.2 #110/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.5 #111/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #79/179 2025
Military Spending 2.1% #52/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #48/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.7 #64/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 51.3 #106/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.4 #116/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 19% #13/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 42% #15/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.1 #96/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 44.4 #121/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 23.8 #19/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 23.4 #22/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 92.1% #32/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 38.7% #94/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 14.6 #23/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 22.5% #86/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 12.9% #27/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.5 #40/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 42 #133/141 2023
World Risk Index 24.1 #18/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 93.3% #1/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.1 #59/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #90/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #85/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #116/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.8 #36/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #102/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.2 #93/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #88/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 13.7% #53/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 86.2% #50/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 85.9% #42/143 2018
Individualism 8 #64/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 8% #16/17 2024
Masculinity 63 #17/65 2010
Power Distance 78 #13/65 2010
Secular Values 0.3 #42/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.4 #43/64 2022
Signed a Petition 12% #79/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 3.7% #108/120 2017
Trust in government 4.2 #89/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.4 #144/151 2017
Trust in political parties 2.9 #112/120 2017
Trust in Science 68.7% #96/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 51.4% #116/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 3.6 #147/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 67 #36/65 2010

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