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Ecuador
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP177.89[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita10412.20[$]
Population17.08[millions]
Urbanization64.17[%]
Land Area258342.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 56 51 3.9
Health 64 50.2 5.1
Air Quality 61 48.7 4.9
PM2.5 66 46.2 4.2
Household solid fuels 72 50 8.4
Ozone 26 66 -14.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 81 50.2 6.2
Sanitation 76 55.7 8.3
Drinking water 83 46.5 4.7
Heavy Metals 55 63 5.2
Lead 55 63 5.2
Waste Management 65 53.6 -
Solid waste 65 53.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 58 51.5 3.1
Biodiversity 42 77.3 4.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 65 91 13.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 91 77.4 4.8
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 41 47.4 16.2
Species Habitat Index 122 74.3 -20
Species Protection Index 110 66.1 14.4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 112 48.9 -1.3
Ecosystem Services 71 38.3 -0.5
Tree cover loss 57 38.6 0.6
Grassland loss 157 36.2 -25.7
Wetland loss 140 34.4 4.2
Fisheries 61 13.5 1.6
Fish Stock Status 60 9 3.1
Marine Trophic Index 51 18 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 54 60.2 11.5
CO2 growth rate 73 45.7 16.1
CH4 growth rate 35 97.4 15.9
F-gas growth rate 63 89.7 18.3
N2O growth rate 29 82 17.6
Black Carbon growth rate 135 34.7 -65.3
CO2 from land cover 73 55.5 -
GHG intensity trend 60 56.1 14.7
GHG per capita 90 55.9 1
Pollution Emissions 162 28.4 -59.7
SO2 growth rate 164 25.2 -67.5
NOx growth rate 140 31.6 -51.9
Agriculture 124 29.2 4.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 124 29.2 4.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Bahrain 51
Russia 50.5
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
GDP per capita
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Tunisia 46.7
Dominica 44.6
Egypt 43.3
Georgia 41.3
Namibia 40.2
Fiji 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Issue Performance
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Panama 47.3
Peru 44
Belize 41.9
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Micronesia 33
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Voice & Accountability
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
El Salvador 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Political Stability
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Sierra Leone 25.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Org. of Ibero-American States
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Cuba 48.4
Panama 47.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Paraguay 46.4
Barbados 45.6
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Djibouti 28.1
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
ECU