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Ecuador

Against upper middle income countries, Ecuador ranks 3rd of 57 on gender and 46th of 53 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Ecuador with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Ecuador reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.4577 of 17918 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.30146 of 19339 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.7273 of 19918 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.1672 of 11021 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2025-0.29119 of 16546 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.99100 of 21029 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2025+1.3420 of 1863 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.0792 of 21318 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.40152 of 19546 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Ecuador, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths1.93per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate45.7per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance61.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important53.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer82.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions75%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated8.39%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.0181%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union45.3%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age28.4years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.4years2023no agreed direction
Population18,289,896people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.848%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization63.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+8.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1423.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.81births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate14.8per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-17,219people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population4.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.777index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.64index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$14,319international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$14,256international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$6,165US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.73%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.71%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness59.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.997%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue13.1%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Government consumption12.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense30.4%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending2.22%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture32.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion99.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.9years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.97years2023higher is better
Education spending3.69%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment97.2%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment92.8%% gross2023higher is better
Tertiary enrollment67.9%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy93.5%% of adults2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling15years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary4.72%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio24.3pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers400per million people2014higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita2.64t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area49.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land21.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land23.8%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.358index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.998ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.79index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers42.1%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament45%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management45.3%% of managers2025higher is better
Married by 1822.2%% of women aged 20-242018higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index32index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share34.6%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating27.7per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.607index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.386index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.462index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.827index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.652index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.706index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.719index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.694index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.69index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration87.2%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption-0.776index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.965index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.22index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.646index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.105index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.721index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy77.6years2024higher is better
Infant mortality10.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality12.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.56%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate7.56per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.32per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access92.1%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation91.2%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting17.7%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility54.3births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality55per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.4%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption2.54litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use10.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths20.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.31per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation70%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.4%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence66per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality13.2%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women20.2%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending30.9%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment12.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity33.3%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity28.9%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index78index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index45.9index (0-100)2025higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate3.4%% of population2025higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users77.2%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions102per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access98.5%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population57.8%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband17.2per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment68.5%% of employment2025higher is worse
Unemployment3.31%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation52.4%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation76.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study17.7%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment50.1%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust5.75%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness88.1%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.14score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Ecuador

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also upper middle income, in other regions: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cabo Verde, China, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Philippines, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, and more on the full list of countries.