Ecuador vs Peru
Ecuador vs Peru: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.7 years in Ecuador and 8.6 years in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Peru.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2020, Ecuador ranked 63 and Peru ranked 69 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Ecuador | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
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
Ecuador vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004