International Rankings of Ecuador 2013, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	170,538	76	2012
Internet users	3,352,000	64	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	2,211,000	56	2011
Telephones - mobile cellular	15,333,000	54	2011
Economy
Budget expenditures	$32,800,000,000	64	2012 est.
Budget revenues	$31,500,000,000	63	2012 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-1.80	71	2012 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	8.17	37	31 Dec 2010
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)	8.35	114	31 Dec 2011 est.
Current account balance	-$1,387,000,000	123	2012 est.
Debt - external	$20,030,000,000	79	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	47.3	29	Jun 2011
Exports	$23,770,000,000	72	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture(%)	6.40	114	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - industry(%)	36.10	49	2012 est.
GDP - composition by sector - services(%)	57.50	129	2012 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$70,840,000,000	69	2012 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$8,800	121	2012 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$134,700,000,000	63	2012 est.
GDP - real growth rate(%)	4.00	85	2012 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	38.30	26	2010 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%(%)	1.40	129	2010 est.
Imports	$24,670,000,000	68	2012 est.
Industrial production growth rate(%)	10.10	12	2011 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices)(%)	5.30	79	2012 est.
Investment (gross fixed)(% of GPD)	24.60	53	2012 est.
Labor force	4,769,000	82	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture(%)	27.60	81	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry(%)	18.80	102	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services(%)	53.60	102	2010 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 5,263,000,000	81	31 Dec 2010
Population below poverty line(%)	28.60	78	Dec 2011
Public debt(% of GPD)	23.30	123	2012 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$3,248,000,000	106	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 26,550,000,000	79	31 Dec 2011 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$6,330,000,000	61	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$13,110,000,000	79	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$22,400,000,000	80	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of money	$9,215,000,000	55	31 Dec 2009
Stock of narrow money	$ 7,701,000,000	86	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of quasi money	$9,790,000,000	64	31 Dec 2009
Taxes and other revenues	44.5	35	2012 est.
Unemployment rate(%)	5.90	145	2012 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	24,430,000	79	2010 est.
Crude Oil - exports	341,900	24	2009 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	139	2009 est.
Crude Oil - production	500,700	30	2011 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	6,573,000,000	22	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption per capita (kWh)*	980.05	135	2009 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	14,920,000,000	76	2009 est.
Electricity - exports(kWh)	14,100,000	85	2009 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	56.2	145	2009 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	41.7	51	2009 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	113	2009 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	2.1	57	2009 est.
Electricity - imports(kWh)	1,300,000,000	55	2009 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	4,939,000	74	2009 est.
Electricity - production(kWh)	16,880,000,000	77	2010 est.
Natural gas - consumption(cu m)	330,000,000	100	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports(cu m)	0	118	2010 est.
Natural gas - imports(cu m)	0	134	2010 est.
Natural gas - production(cu m)	330,000,000	74	2010 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves(cu m)	7,985,000,000	83	1 Jan 2012 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	201,600	58	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	42,230	64	2008 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	76,560	55	2008 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	174,900	58	2008 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	2,237	63	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point(m)	6267	15	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point(m)	0	120	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	1,283	14	2000
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	16.98	38	2000
Irrigated land(sq km)	8,650	45	2003
Land Area - sq km	276,841.00	74	NA
Land boundaries - km	2,010	86	NA
Land use - arable land(%)	5.71	149	2005
Land use - other(%)	89.48	111	2005
Land use - permanent crops(%)	4.81	55	2005
Population density - Persons per sq km*	54.99	149	Jul 2012 est.
Total Area - sq km	283,561.00	74	NA
Total renewable water resources(cu km)	432.00	24	2000
Water Area - sq km	6,720	62	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	3,844,918	58	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	3,728,906	64	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	3,269,535	58	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	2,834,213	60	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	147,143	66	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	152,593	65	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0.90	138	2009
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	2,202,203	74	2012 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	2,293,743	73	2012 est.
Age structure 0-14 years(%)	29.50	86	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years	18.8	96	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	1,414,227	69	2012 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	1,444,763	68	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years	38.4	143	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	2,998,086	64	2012 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	2,847,576	64	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years	6.7	128	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	518,152	66	2012 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	504,977	67	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	520,235	68	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	479,718	63	2012 est.
Age structure 65 years and over(%)	6.60	112	2012 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	19.60	90	2012 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	6.20	76	2004
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	5.01	183	Jul 2012 est.
Health expenditures	5.00	139	2009
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate(%)	0.40	76	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	2,200	54	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	37,000	64	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	1.50	122	2008
Infant mortality rate - female(deaths/1,000 live births)	15.59	102	2012 est.
Infant mortality rate - male(deaths/1,000 live births)	22.37	97	2012 est.
Infant mortality rate - total(deaths/1,000 live births)	19.06	98	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female(years)	79.04	83	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male(years)	73.00	86	2012 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total(years)	75.94	84	2012 est.
Literacy - female(%)	92.30	96	2010 census
Literacy - male(%)	94.20	106	2010 census
Literacy - total(%)	93.20	105	2010 census
Maternal mortality rate	110.00	67	2010
Median age - female(years)	26.60	133	2012 est.
Median age - male(years)	25.40	141	2012 est.
Median age - total(years)	26.00	135	2012 est.
Net migration rate(migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-0.39	137	2012 est.
Physicians density	1.48	79	2000
Population	15,223,680	67	Jul 2012 est.
Population growth rate(%)	1.42	86	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	84	84	NA
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	16	105	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	92	83	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	8	114	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	96	74	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	4	119	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	14	65	2008
School life expectancy - male (years)	13	76	2008
School life expectancy - total (years)	14	60	2008
Sex ratio - 65 years and over(male(s)/female)	0.92	32	2011 est
Sex ratio - at birth(male(s)/female)	1.05	117	2011 est
Sex ratio - total population(male(s)/female)	0.99	107	2011 est
Sex ratio - under 15 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	129	2011 est
Sex ratio 15-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.97	166	2011 est
Total fertility rate(children born/woman)	2.38	95	2012 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	18	65	2009
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	12	89	2009
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	14	81	2009
Urbanization - rate of urbanization(%)	2	93	2010
Urbanization - urban population(%)	67	89	2010
Transportation
Airports	431	20	2012
Airports - with paved runways - total	101	24	2012
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	330	16	2012
Heliports	2.00	60	2012
Merchant marine(ships)	44	72	2010
Pipelines(km)	3,079	53	2010
Railways(km)	965	90	2008
Roadways(km)	43,670	84	2006
Waterways(km)	1,500	53	2012

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