Data for Ecuador, Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador78
Latin America &...76
Colombia78

(2024)

Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

Ecuador3.4
Latin America &...4.3
Colombia8.5

(2025)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador18,135,478
Latin America &...662,186,388
Colombia52,886,363

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador0.9
Latin America &...0.7
Colombia1.1

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Ecuador-17,219
Latin America &...-401,848
Colombia129,139

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Ecuador0.594
Colombia0.604

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Ecuador124.68
Latin America &...7,110.32
Colombia418.82

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador6,874.7
Latin America &...10,737.6
Colombia7,919.2

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador-2.0
Latin America &...2.3
Colombia1.6

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Ecuador3.3
Latin America &...5.5
Colombia8.3

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador1.5
Colombia6.6

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador5.2
Latin America &...2.5
Colombia2.8

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Ecuador98.7
Latin America &...98.4
Colombia98.7

(2023)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2023)

Ecuador49.5
Latin America &...46.3
Colombia52.8

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador2.6
Latin America &...2.7
Colombia1.8

(2024)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2022)

Ecuador2
Latin America &...3
Colombia1

(2022)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Ecuador1.6
Latin America &...15.1
Colombia1.0

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador49
Latin America &...51
Colombia19

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador77
Latin America &...84
Colombia79

(2024)

Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2023)

Ecuador46
Latin America &...20
Colombia25

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2025)

Ecuador45
Latin America &...37
Colombia29

(2025)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...69.1
Colombia71.5

(2021)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador79.9
Colombia83.4

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Ecuador0.4
Latin America &...2.8
Colombia3.3

(2024)

Trend
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  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • 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.)