Bolivia vs Ecuador

Bolivia and Ecuador compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Ecuador has about 1.5 times as many people as Bolivia: 18.3 million against 12.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ecuador ($7,125) is 38% higher than in Bolivia ($5,148) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ecuador (3.7%) than in Bolivia (-1.6%), a difference of 5.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bolivia (19.5%) than in Ecuador (0.7%), a difference of 18.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Ecuador (3.3%) than in Bolivia (3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ecuador can expect to live 8.9 years longer than one born in Bolivia: 77.6 years against 68.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Ecuador is older: half of its people are over 28.4 years, against 24.7 years in Bolivia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bolivia (79.7%) than in Ecuador (77.2%), a difference of 2.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ecuador (2.6 tonnes) are 13% higher than in Bolivia (2.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bolivia (50.2%) than in Ecuador (49.7%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2024.