IndicatorECUEcuadorLatin America & Caribbean
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.69rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)33.2rank #145Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.37rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.27rank #88Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.71rank #73Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)51.7rank #110Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.69rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.1%rank #52Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.46rank #45Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)54.4rank #163Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)43.2rank #150Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)41.6rank #167Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.37rank #100Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.61rank #57Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.39rank #73Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)56.2rank #103Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)45%rank #13Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.79rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)32.5%rank #52Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)9.7%rank #59Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,593.8rank #109Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table130,448.3rank #90Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5.9%rank #21Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT62.4%rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)49.7%rank #71Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1%rank #131Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)130.32Brank #63Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)3.7%rank #81Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)7,125.3rank #97Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)14,319.2rank #105Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)13,986.4rank #103Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)30.4%rank #50Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)20.9%rank #85Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)27.2%rank #31Data 2025 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)10%rank #58Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2.8rank #75Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)25.7%rank #66Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)0.71%rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT64.5%rank #66Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5.9%rank #34Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.44%rank #54Data 2014 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)400.3rank #60Data 2014 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)13.1%rank #87Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.44rank #95Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)59.4%rank #93Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)3.3%rank #51Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT3.2%rank #50Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)50.1%rank #131Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)8.2%rank #50Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT7.9%rank #49Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)31.4%rank #81Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)27.9%rank #106Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)37.15Brank #66Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)32.65Brank #71Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)92.1%rank #110Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)91.2%rank #93Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data1.3rank #59Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,620.9rank #138Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF70%rank #30Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)7.6%rank #69Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)10.9rank #55Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)77.6rank #79Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)55rank #40Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)74%rank #26Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF74%rank #26Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF4.5%rank #4Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)2.3rank #65Data 2020 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)18.6rank #107Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)20.1rank #81Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)10.1%rank #24Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF17.4%rank #2Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)7.6rank #89Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)66rank #84Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF12.9rank #89Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)10.8%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF0.73%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)93.5%rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.7%rank #27Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)14.9rank #70Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)9rank #111Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)100.2%rank #34Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)97.2%rank #112Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)92.8%rank #76Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)67.9%rank #45Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)14.8rank #105Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)1.8rank #116Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP28.4rank #125Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-1.2rank #145Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)18.29Mrank #70Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)0.85%rank #111Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP81.9rank #77Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP21,337.2rank #74Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP49.5rank #155Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)63.4%rank #102Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data45.98Mrank #58Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data2.5rank #114Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)98.5%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber77.9%rank #7Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.11%rank #85Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0.52%rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)1,639.4rank #92Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)49.7%rank #60Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch5rank #97Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber159rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data79.4%rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)18.9%rank #101Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch89rank #128Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)95.9%rank #16Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)926.8rank #94Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)784,914.8rank #23Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)2.2%rank #50Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)23.8%rank #53Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)20.3%rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)1.24Mrank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)4,006.7rank #64Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)115.6rank #74Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)6.7rank #92Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)101.6rank #113Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)490.9rank #126Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR122,060rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)3.4%rank #3Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)52.4%rank #101Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)17.2rank #79Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)1rank #26Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.36rank #80Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)45.9rank #4Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)45.7rank #80Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.78rank #70Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.64rank #64Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)77.2%rank #103Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data6.1rank #57Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.74rank #32Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #107Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.01rank #73Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.06rank #105Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.2rank #115Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR26,428rank #77Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR5,723rank #102Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT18.9%rank #95Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Battle-related deaths (state-based)deaths/yearUCDP2rank #2Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data478rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.6rank #63Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.5rank #58Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.8rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.9rank #39Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.2rank #29Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.3rank #44Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.5rank #51Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP439rank #30Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.6rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.2rank #41Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.4rank #55Data 2026 · Status unspecified