Chile vs Ecuador
Chile vs Ecuador: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.8% in Chile and 67.1% in Ecuador, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Chile, by 31.7 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Ecuador.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Chile ranked 35 and Ecuador ranked 87 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Chile | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.8 | 67.1 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 98.8 | 67 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 98.8 | 66.8 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 98.8 | 66.6 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 98.8 | 66.4 | 71 |
| 2017 | 98.8 | 66.2 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 98.6 | 65.8 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 98.4 | 65.4 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 98.1 | 64.9 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 97.7 | 64.5 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 97.2 | 64 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 96.8 | 63.5 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 96.4 | 63.1 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 96 | 62.6 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 95.5 | 62.1 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 95.1 | 61.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 94.7 | 61.2 | 64 |
| 2005 | 94.3 | 60.7 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 93.9 | 60.2 | 63 |
| 2003 | 93.5 | 59.7 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 93.1 | 59.3 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 92.6 | 58.8 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 92.1 | 58.2 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Ecuador: 2 million TIV in 2018