Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Ecuador: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 77.2% (2024), 108th of 188 in the world and 20th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 101.6 (2024), 136th of 210 in the world and 26th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 17.2 (2024), 95th of 208 in the world and 21st of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Internet users
EcuadorLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
EcuadorLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Ecuador in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 77.2%2024 | 108/188 | 20/34 | 1.5% | 29.0% | 70.7% | +31.6 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 101.62024 | 136/210 | 26/40 | 3.8 | 98.0 | 88.3 | −1.9%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 17.22024 | 95/208 | 21/39 | 0.02001 | 1.5 | 13.5 | +110%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 6.72024 | 127/213 | 33/40 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 11.8 | −56%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4912024 | 126/215 | 28/42 | · | 11 | 382 | +1,084%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 98.5%2024 | 139/215 | 31/42 | 93.7% | 97.5% | 98.8% | −0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 95.9%2024 | 140/211 | 29/41 | 85.4% | 93.7% | 97.4% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 35/213 | 12/41 | 99.2% | 99.7% | 99.7% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 95.0%2024 | 86/192 | 15/33 | 90.0% | 93.0% | 95.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,639 kWh2024 | 92/149 | 14/24 | 638 kWh | 1,101 kWh | 1,467 kWh | +20%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 927 kgoe2024 | 95/150 | 15/24 | 639 kgoe | 867 kgoe | 785 kgoe | −5.7%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 17.1%2024 | 32/149 | 7/24 | 23.7% | 19.4% | 14.1% | +4.0 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+31.6 pp77.2% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+110%17.2 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,084%491 in 2024
- Electricity access, urban+0.2 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Electricity access−0.5 pp98.5% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural−1.6 pp95.9% in 2024
- Power losses+4.0 pp17.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ecuador and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ecuador. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ecuador | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 77.2%2024 | 79.3%2024 | 82.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 101.62024 | 174.12024 | 124.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 17.22024 | 17.22024 | 11.72024 |
| Fixed telephone | 6.72024 | 11.92024 | 4.12024 |
| Secure servers | 4912024 | 1,1262024 | 8272024 |
| Electricity access | 98.5%2024 | 98.9%2024 | 96.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 95.9%2024 | 95.2%2024 | 82.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 99.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 95.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 |