Ecuador vs Iran: Prosperity gap
Ecuador
3.07
in 2025
Iran
3.32
in 2023
Ecuador rank
50th
Iran rank
49th
Prosperity gap over time
- Ecuador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 3.32 against 3.07 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 50th and Iran ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.96 | 5.49 | 3.47 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.33 | 3.5 | 1.83 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 3.51 | 0.0688 | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.1041 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Ecuador or Iran?
- Iran, at 3.32 against 3.07 in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Ecuador and Iran?
- 0.25, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Iran rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Ecuador ranks 50th and Iran ranks 49th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.