Ecuador vs Spain: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line
Ecuador
21.4%
in 2025
Spain
20.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
26th
Spain rank
28th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 21.4% against 20.2% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 73 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 20.2% | 20.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.3% | 3.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 20.8% | 7.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living below the national poverty line, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at 21.4% against 20.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living below the national poverty line between Ecuador and Spain?
- 1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and Spain ranks 28th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.