Ecuador vs Japan: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Ecuador

6.14

in 2025

Japan

6.13

in 2025

Ecuador rank

58th

Japan rank

60th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Ecuador
Japan

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6.14 against 6.13 in Japan, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 58th and Japan ranks 60th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.