Ecuador

Region: Latin America | Composite: 3.59 / 5.0 (geometric mean) | Weakest Factor: Security (2/5) | Tier: 3 | Data: 2026

Score Snapshot

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FactorScoreContinuousKey MetricConfidence
Food4/560.8Caloric self-sufficiency (1.03)VERIFIED
Energy5/5100.0Energy production/consumption ratio (1.69)PARTIAL
Technology3/547.2Manufacturing value added (% GDP) (12.9)VERIFIED
Demographics5/583.7Working-age ratio (0.67)VERIFIED
Security2/525.6Nuclear weapons status (none)PARTIAL

Bloc Context

Ecuador sits in Latin America, where the strongest shared factor is demographics (4.6/5 average) and the weakest shared factor is security (1.9/5 average).

See Latin America Analysis for regional aggregation and complementarity.

Factor Notes

Ecuador is relatively strongest in energy, where the current display score is 5/5. The weakest available factor is security at 2/5, which is the main quantitative constraint in this auto-generated profile. Missing supplementary metrics do not block page generation, but they reduce detail for Energy, Technology, Demographics, Security.

Sources

  • Food: FAO Food Balance Sheets, FAO Food Balance Sheets (derived), FAOSTAT Fertilizers by Nutrient, WRI Aqueduct (2023)
  • Energy: World Bank WDI (2022)
  • Technology: Harvard Growth Lab, Our World in Data / World Bank, World Bank WDI (2024)
  • Demographics: Our World in Data / UN World Population Prospects (2023)
  • Security: Curated dataset, Fragile States Index, World Bank WDI (2026)