Ecuador vs Mexico
Ecuador vs Mexico: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 77.2% in Ecuador and 83.1% in Mexico, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 6 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Ecuador.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2024, Ecuador ranked 105 and Mexico ranked 86 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ecuador | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 77.2 | 83.1 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 72.7 | 81.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 69.7 | 78.6 | 67 |
| 2021 | 69.1 | 75.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 70.7 | 71.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 59.2 | 69.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 57.5 | 56.7 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 55.8 | 53 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 54.1 | 59.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 48.9 | 57.4 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 45.6 | 44.4 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 40.3 | 43.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 35.1 | 39.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 31.4 | 37.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 29 | 31.1 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 18.8 | 21.7 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 10.8 | 20.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 7.2 | 19.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 6 | 17.2 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 14.1 | – |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 12.9 | – |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 11.9 | – |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 7 | – |
| 2000 | 1.5 | 5.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.8 | 1.9 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 1.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Ecuador vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019