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Ecuador

Ecuador / EC

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Ecuador in numbers.

Area256,370 kmยฒWorld # 77 โ†’Population18.3MWorld # 70 โ†’Population density71.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 130 โ†’Life expectancy77.6 yearsWorld # 77 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 7,125World # 117 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Ecuador across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area256,370 kmยฒWorld # 77 / 2023 โ†’Population18.3MWorld # 70 / 2025 โ†’Population density71.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 130 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,822World # 155 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.8%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.8World # 116 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate14.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 185 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.4 yearsWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.6%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1423.9%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Urban population63.4%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-17.2KWorld # 170 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.1%World # 122 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.6 yearsWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.3 yearsWorld # 65 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 81 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate10.1%World # 132 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 7,125World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 130.3BWorld # 64 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 16,757World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.7%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.7%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.2%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,594 hours/yearWorld # 110 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)45.9World # 14 / 2025 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.7%World # 116 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people400.3 per million peopleWorld # 87 / 2014 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 70 / 2014 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.9 per million peopleWorld # 109 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,621 kcal/dayWorld # 146 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person56.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.6M tWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production7.3K tWorld # 101 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production5.5K tWorld # 43 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area49.5%World # 55 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,676 kWh/personWorld # 90 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.5 tWorld # 121 / 2024 โ†’Internet use77.2%World # 116 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions101.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 136 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate45.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate20.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.2%World # 52 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament45%World # 14 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.1MWorld # 62 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 705MWorld # 88 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 88.6%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal6,265 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originDirection and locationequator