Compare Ecuador vs United States

Ecuador South America

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

18.1M

71st

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$124.7B

64th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$6,875

121st

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$15,410

115th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

-2.0% 206th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

256,370 km²

77th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

70.7 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

1.8 118th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

63.2% 112th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

8.3% 109th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

77.4 yrs

81st

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

11.1 90th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

55.0 103rd

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$509

90th

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

7.6% 73rd

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

2.31

81st

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

1.32

139th

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Ecuador — **Ecuador**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

3.5% 54th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

5.38 98th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

9.5%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

26.5%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

57.2%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

30.3%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

26.9%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

96.3% 60th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

3.9% 111th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

45.2 155th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

7.3% 107th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

45.7 191st

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

43.1% 18th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

52.4% 102nd

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

2.2% 55th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

77.2%

118th

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

101.0 140th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

98.7%

144th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

92.1%

148th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

91.2%

117th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

18.9% 112th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

49.5% 55th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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