Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador)

Ecuador Republic of Ecuador
Status	Independent State
Capital	Quito
Land Area	248 360km21
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	14.9m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	76.12yrs (2017)3
GNI	$10 536 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	EC, ECU, 2185
Internet Domain	.ec6
Currency	Dollar (USD)7
Telephone	+5938

1. Overview
2. Ecuador National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Human Rights, Equality and Freedom
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
9. Links

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1. Overview

“What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the "Republic of the Equator." Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected Presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections, under the new constitutional framework, were held in April 2009, and voters re-elected President Rafael CORREA.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

2. Ecuador National and Social Development

#human_development

UN HDI (2016)10
Pos.		Lower is better Rank10
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
86	Jordan	86
87	Peru	87
88	Thailand	87
89	Ecuador	89
90	China	90
91	Fiji	91
92	St Lucia	92
93	Mongolia	92
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index11
Pos.		Higher is better Points11
1	Denmark	84.0
2	Sweden	83.9
3	Finland	83.5
	...
81	Guatemala	54.3
82	Ukraine	54.2
83	Colombia	53.7
84	Ecuador	53.5
85	Kuwait	53.5
86	Kyrgyzstan	53.4
87	Jordan	53.3
88	Bahamas	53.3
	World Avg	53.8
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

#demographics #Ecuador #health #immigration #life_expectancy #overpopulation #population

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)12
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10012
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
100	Dominican Rep.	15.6
101	Venezuela	15.6
102	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105	Suriname	16.2
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)13
Pos.		%13
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
75	Sri Lanka	9.1
76	Somalia	8.7
77	Kuwait	8.5
78	Ecuador	8.3
79	Poland	8.3
80	Afghanistan	8.1
81	Paraguay	7.9
82	Russia	7.9
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
57	S. Africa	2.39
58	Iran	1.60
59	Venezuela	2.41
60	Ecuador	2.41
61	Mauritius	1.59
62	Panama	2.42
63	Peru	2.43
64	Barbados	1.57
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010)13
Pos.		%13
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
102	Azerbaijan	3.0
103	Mauritania	2.9
104	Zimbabwe	2.9
105	Ecuador	2.9
106	Iran	2.8
107	Albania	2.8
108	Togo	2.7
109	Marshall Islands	2.7
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)15
Pos.		Higher is better Years15
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
54	Slovakia	76.41
55	Montenegro	76.40
56	Antigua & Barbuda	76.24
57	Ecuador	76.12
58	China	75.96
59	Vietnam	75.94
60	Jamaica	75.82
61	Barbados	75.77
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)16
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth16
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
64	Mali	16.3m
65	Malawi	15.9m
66	Guatemala	15.1m
67	Ecuador	14.9m
68	Cambodia	14.5m
69	Zambia	13.9m
70	Senegal	13.1m
71	Zimbabwe	13.0m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Ecuador's population is predicted to rise to 17.89 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 2.41. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

4. Human Rights, Equality and Freedom

#ecuador #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Ecuador does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Ecuador does the second-best in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₇. It does better than average in LGBT equality₁₈, eliminating modern slavery₁₉ and in commentary from Human Rights Watch₂₀. Ecuador does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its Global Peace Index rating₂₁, opposing gender inequality₂₂ (there are 'far-reaching restrictions on womens' and girls' access to reproductive health care'₂₆), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃, fighting corruption₂₄ and in supporting press freedom₂₅. Now Rafael Correa has been replaced as President (in 2017), things are looking to get better, as new President Lenin Moreno "has publicly embraced respect for free speech and promised to deliver a more tolerant government"₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Ecuador

5. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)27
Pos.		Lower is better %27
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
48	Turkmenistan	80
49	Georgia	81
50	Turkey	82
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)28
Pos.		Higher is better28
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
77	Costa Rica	1
78	Honduras	1
79	Brazil	1
80	Ecuador	1
81	S. Africa	1
82	Venezuela	1
83	Peru	1
84	Guatemala	1
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₂₉:

Christian	94.1%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	5.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%₃₀.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

6. The Internet

#Ecuador #internet #the_internet

Internet Users (2016)31
Pos.		Higher is better31
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
112	Ukraine	44%
113	Philippines	44%
114	Jamaica	43%
115	Ecuador	43%
116	Thailand	43%
117	Mauritius	43%
118	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)32
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio32
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
12	France	18.8
13	Canada	18.3
14	Peru	18.3
15	Ecuador	18.2
16	Estonia	17.6
17	Malaysia	16.5
18	Norway	14.7
19	Australia	14.6
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

#alcohol #Ecuador #health #mental_health #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)22
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100022
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
141	Afghanistan	74.0
142	Sudan	74.0
143	Panama	74.5
144	Ecuador	75.9
145	Namibia	76.8
146	Senegal	78.6
147	Mauritania	78.6
148	Venezuela	79.4
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)33
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita33
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
118	Bosnia & Herzegovina	7.1
119	Japan	7.2
120	Mexico	7.2
121	Ecuador	7.2
122	Laos	7.3
123	Angola	7.5
124	Uruguay	7.6
125	Tanzania	7.7
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)34
Pos.		Lower is better Rank34
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
47	Czechia	47
48	China	48
49	Singapore	49
50	Ecuador	50
51	Israel	51
52	Slovakia	52
53	Bulgaria	53
54	Panama	54
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)35
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %35
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
133	Bosnia & Herzegovina	88.0
134	Sierra Leone	87.7
135	Suriname	87.2
136	Ecuador	86.8
137	Cambodia	86.5
138	Namibia	86.5
139	Dominican Rep.	86.3
140	Panama	86.1
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014)36
Pos.		Lower is better36
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
40	Central African Rep.	178
41	Cameroon	184
42	Guatemala	190
43	Ecuador	191
44	Myanmar (Burma)	206
45	Madagascar	206
46	Burkina Faso	213
47	Maldives	215
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)37
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100k37
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
37	Macedonia	13.5
38	Mauritius	13.7
39	UK	13.9
40	Ecuador	14.1
41	Spain	15.3
42	Argentina	15.6
43	Thailand	15.8
44	Australia	16.4
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

8. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries