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Ecuador

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Quito302,034 observations
Population
18.29M
world rank #70 / 217
GDP
130.32B
world rank #63 / 186
GDP / capita
14,319.2
world rank #105 / 185
Life expectancy
77.6
world rank #79 / 217

Governance

587 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile32.2#149Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.1#116Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile53.6#161Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.4#163
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,318 indicators
GDPcurrent US$130.32B#63GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $14,319.2#105GDP growth%3.7%#81Inflation%0.71%#28
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$37.15B#66Merchandise importscurrent US$32.65B#71Exports of goods & services% GDP31.4%#81Imports of goods & services% GDP27.9%#106
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,809 indicators
Life expectancyyears77.6#79Infant mortalityper 1k births10.9#55Maternal mortalityper 100k55#40Health spending% GDP7.6%#69
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,535 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross92.8%#76Education spending% GDP3.7%#27Adult literacy%93.5%#17Primary enrollment% gross97.2%#112
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

840 indicators
Populationpeople18.29M#70Population growth%0.85%#111Urban population%63.4%#102Fertility ratebirths/woman1.8#116
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop98.5%#11Renewable energy share%18.9%#101Forest area% land49.5%#55Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,675.6#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

292 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop95.9%#16Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.949.3#93Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

393 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area23.8%#53Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources2.2%#50Capture fisheries productiontonnes784,914.8#23
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

347 indicators
Agricultural land% land area21.5%#146Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,006.7#29Aquaculture productiontonnes1.24M#11Food production index2014-16 = 10098.9#148
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

657 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people101.6#113Secure internet serversper 1M people490.9#126Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people6.7#92
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,868 indicators
Gini indexindex45.9#4Extreme poverty% pop3.4%#3Internet users% pop77.2%#103Homicide rateper 100k45.7#80
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

388 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths478#28INFORM risk score0-105.5#44Hazard & exposure0-107#59Vulnerability0-104.8#37
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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