Ecuador

Women

Ecuador ranks 86 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Children

Ecuador has a Workplace Index score of 3.5, a Marketplace Index score of 4.1 and a Community and Environment Index score of 4.6 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

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Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, the following minorities and indigenous peoples are present in Ecuador: Tsáchila, Chachi, Epera, Awa, Quichua, Shuar, Achuar, Shiwiar, Cofán, Siona, Secoya, Zápara, Andoa y Waorani, and Afro-Ecuadorians. According to the most recent census in 2010, 6.8 % of the population self-identify as indigenous. Yet many other estimates are considerably higher: for instance, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador believes that indigenous peoples comprise somewhere between 25 and 30 % of the total population. Similarly, there is a large gap between the official figures for Afro-Ecuadorians (5 %) and NGO estimates (10 %).

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Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 1.9 % in the subregion Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Persons in Armed Conflict

Ecuador ranks 86 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch.