Ecuador or Vietnam: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Ecuador wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 5.
- Safety and trust: Vietnam 0:2
- Costs and work: Vietnam 0:1
- Climate and health: Ecuador 7:0
- Law and institutions: Vietnam 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Ecuador
Indicator
Vietnam
Safety and trust
Better: Vietnam (0 : 2)Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.39 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
45.7 per 100,000 residents
2023
1.5 per 100,000 residents
2011
Trust between people
higher is better
✗6%
202279% lower
✓28%
2022378% higher
Costs and work
Better: Vietnam (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$16,757
20257% lower
✓$18,088
20258% higher
Climate and health
Better: Ecuador (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓77.6 years
20244% higher
✗74.7 years
20244% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓74.9 years
20247% higher
✗70.1 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.3 years
20241% higher
✗79.4 years
20241% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓81.9 years
20233% higher
✗79.4 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.91%
2024almost equal
98.80%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.71%
2024almost equal
98.27%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓18.6 µg/m³ per year
202325% lower
✗24.8 µg/m³ per year
202333% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Vietnam (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.03 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.17 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.11 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Ecuador, Vietnam.