Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 38.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador is 38.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador peaked at 81.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.1% | — |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 73.1% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 52.4% | 81.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 38.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 49 Colombia 45.1% compare
- 50 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 39.4% compare
- 53 Mongolia 37.2% compare
- 54 Republic of Moldova 34.9% compare
- 55 Jamaica 31.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Ecuador was 38.0% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.