Brazil vs Ecuador
Brazil vs Ecuador: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 8.7 years in Ecuador, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 0.8 years, or 1.1 times that in Brazil.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Ecuador ranked 63 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Ecuador: 67.1% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Ecuador: 2 million TIV in 2018