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. Politics and Freedom
5. Gender Equality
6. Religion and Beliefs
7. The Internet
8. Public Health Issues
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. 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	84.2
2	Sweden	83.7
3	Finland	83.5
	...
86	Colombia	54.2
87	Kuwait	54.2
88	Kyrgyzstan	54.2
89	Ecuador	54.1
90	Oman	53.7
91	Morocco	53.5
92	Bolivia	53.3
93	Bahamas	53.3
	World Avg	54.1
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	Korea, N.	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. Politics and Freedom

#burundi #corruption #Ecuador #eritrea #france #freedom #human_development #human_rights #indonesia #mass_media #peace #politics #slavery

Corruption (2012-2016)17
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score17
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
112	Moldova	33.8
113	Ethiopia	33.2
114	Mexico	32.8
115	Ecuador	32.6
116	Belarus	32.6
117	Mali	32.2
118	Tanzania	32.2
119	Vietnam	31.4
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Global Peace Index (2012)18
Pos.		Lower is better18
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
82	Nicaragua	2.01
83	Brazil	2.02
84	Bolivia	2.02
85	Ecuador	2.03
86	Swaziland	2.03
87	Equatorial Guinea	2.04
88	USA	2.06
89	China	2.06
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)19
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties19
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
6	Mexico	23
7	Peru	23
8	Spain	23
9	Slovenia	23
10	Paraguay	23
11	Serbia	23
12	Sweden	23
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)20
Pos.		Lower is better Rank20
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
94	Liberia	94
95	Lesotho	94
96	Kazakhstan	96
97	Ecuador	97
98	Kyrgyzstan	98
99	Tanzania	99
100	Uganda	100
101	Philippines	101
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)21
Pos.		Lower is better21
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
115	Macedonia	3427
116	Venezuela	3444
117	Nepal	3461
118	Ecuador	3469
119	Cameroon	3478
120	Chad	3487
121	Brunei	3545
122	Tajikistan	3571
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)22
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims22
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
42	Slovenia	0.22
43	Suriname	0.23
44	Spain	0.23
45	Ecuador	0.24
46	Italy	0.24
47	Morocco	0.24
48	El Salvador	0.25
49	Portugal	0.25
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

The taking of slaves has been an unwholesome feature of Human cultures since prehistory₂₃. Private households and national endeavours have frequently been augmented with the use of slaves. The Egyptian and Roman empires both thrived on them for both purposes. Aside from labourers they are often abused sexually by their owners and their owners' friends₂₄. The era of colonialism and the beginnings of globalisation changed nothing: the imprisonment and forced movements of labour continued to destroy many lives except that new justifications were invented based on Christian doctrine and the effort to convert non-Christians. By 1786 over 12 million slaves had been extracted from Africa and sent to colonial labour camps, with a truly atrocious condition of life₂₅. But they were not the only ones to blame; in Africa internal nations such as the Asantes sold and bought tens of thousands of slaves₂₆.

The abolition of the slave trade was a long and slow process. Until a relatively modern time, even philosophers, religious leaders and those concerned with ethics justified, or ignored, the problem of slavery₂₇. The first abolitionists were always the slaves themselves. Their protests and rebellions caused the industry to become too expensive to continue. After that, it was the economic costs of maintain slave colonies that led the British to reject and then oppose the slave trade globally. Finally, the enlightenment-era thinkers of France encouraged moral and ethical thinking including the declaration of the inherent value of human life and human dignity₂₈. A long-overdue wave of compassionate and conscientious movements swept across the West, eliminating public support for slavery, until the industries and churches that supported it had no choice but to back down.

'Modern slavery' includes forced labour (often of the under-age), debt bondage (especially generational), sexual slavery, chattel slavery and other forms of abuse, some of which can be surprisingly difficult to detect, but often target those fleeing from warzones and the vulnerable.₂₉. Some industries (diamond, clothing, coal) from some countries (Burundi₂₂, Eritrea₂₂, Indonesia₃₀) are a particular concern. The Walk Free Foundation, say that in 2016, 40.3 million people were living in modern slavery₃₁.

5. Gender Equality

#Ecuador #gender #misogyny #politics #women

Gender Inequality (2015)32
Pos.		Lower is better32
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
85	El Salvador	0.38
86	Peru	0.39
87	Sri Lanka	0.39
88	Ecuador	0.39
89	Colombia	0.39
90	S. Africa	0.39
91	Kyrgyzstan	0.39
92	Brazil	0.41
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote33
Pos.		Lower is better Year33
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
150	Botswana	1965
151	Tuvalu	1967
152	Kiribati	1967
153	Ecuador	1967
154	Swaziland	1968
155	Nauru	1968
156	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1970
157	Congo, DR	1970
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.

Ecuador has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

6. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)34
Pos.		Lower is better %34
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)35
Pos.		Higher is better35
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 below₃₆:

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%₃₇.

Links:

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

7. The Internet

#Ecuador #internet #the_internet

Internet Users (2016)38
Pos.		Higher is better38
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)39
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio39
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.

8. Public Health Issues

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

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)32
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100032
1	Korea, N.	0.5
2	Korea, S.	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)40
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita40
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)41
Pos.		Lower is better Rank41
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)42
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %42
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)43
Pos.		Lower is better43
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)44
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100k44
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.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries