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Photos of Ecuador

The blue-footed booby, here standing on a lava rock in the Galapagos, is a marine bird native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 75

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 153

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 99

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 83

Death rate

comparison ranking: 113

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 150

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 90

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 121

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 83

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 128

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 128

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 61

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 133

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 125

Labor force

comparison ranking: 59

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 56

Public debt

comparison ranking: 119

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 154

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 45

Exports

comparison ranking: 77

Imports

comparison ranking: 74

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 20

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 22

Railways

comparison ranking: total 90

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 89

Waterways

comparison ranking: 55

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 73

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 74

Space

Transnational Issues