What share of people in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas live in extreme poverty?

Extreme income poverty in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 2.2% in 2025 against 6.8% nationally; the lowest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 it was 4.3%.

What share of people in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas have unmet basic needs?

29.2% of people in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas lived in households with at least one unmet basic need (NBI poverty) in 2025, against 29.5% nationally; 11th lowest of the 23 provinces.

Poverty and living standards in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador: official figures

14.6% of people in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas lived in income poverty in 2025, below the national rate of 21.8%; 4th lowest of the 23 provinces. In 2018 the rate was 18.8%.

Income poverty rate

14.6%

2025

What is the multidimensional poverty rate in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas?

The multidimensional poverty rate in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 31.9% in 2025 (national 37.1%), 5th lowest of the 23 provinces; it counts people in households lacking a third or more of the weighted rights indicators such as education, work, health and housing.

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How unequal is income in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas?

The Gini coefficient of per-person income in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 0.389 in 2025 against 0.451 nationally (2nd lowest of the 23 provinces on that measure); in 2018 it was 0.454.

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How many households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas are overcrowded?

5.1% of households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas lived in overcrowded conditions in 2025 (more than three people per bedroom), against 8.3% nationally; 6th lowest of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas have piped public water?

74.7% of households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas had access to the public water network in 2025, against 80.2% nationally; 12th lowest coverage of the 24 provinces.

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How many households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas have basic services?

64.3% of households in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas had access to all basic services in 2025, against 68.3% nationally; 11th highest coverage of the 24 provinces. Adequate sanitation reached 99.0% of households and adequate rubbish collection 90.0%.

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How Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas compares with other provinces

Income poverty rate (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 20 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Income poverty rate
17	Guayas	19.8%
18	Canar	15.2%
19	El Oro	15.0%
20	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	14.6%
21	Azuay	12.9%
22	Pichincha	11.2%
23	Tungurahua	11.0%

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Extreme income poverty rate (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 23 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Extreme income poverty rate
17	Manabi	4.0%
18	Pichincha	3.7%
19	Los Rios	3.5%
20	Guayas	3.3%
21	El Oro	2.5%
22	Azuay	2.4%
23	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	2.2%

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Multidimensional poverty rate (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 19 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Multidimensional poverty rate
16	Imbabura	37.8%
17	Tungurahua	37.3%
18	Guayas	36.1%
19	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	31.9%
20	Canar	30.8%
21	Azuay	20.9%
22	El Oro	19.7%

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Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI) (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 13 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty by unmet basic needs (NBI)
10	Carchi	31.0%
11	Pastaza	30.8%
12	Santa Elena	29.9%
13	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	29.2%
14	Imbabura	28.6%
15	Loja	27.2%
16	Cotopaxi	22.6%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1) (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 22 of 23, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality (0 to 1)
17	El Oro	0.418
18	Manabi	0.406
19	Canar	0.401
20	Guayas	0.398
21	Los Rios	0.396
22	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	0.389
23	Santa Elena	0.374

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Households living in overcrowded conditions (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 19 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households living in overcrowded conditions
16	Galapagos	6.0%
17	Bolivar	5.6%
18	Imbabura	5.2%
19	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	5.1%
20	Azuay	4.9%
21	Zamora Chinchipe	4.6%
22	Chimborazo	4.0%

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Households with access to basic services (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with access to basic services
8	Zamora Chinchipe	70.9%
9	Chimborazo	70.4%
10	Pastaza	67.9%
11	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	64.3%
12	Loja	62.3%
13	Guayas	61.9%
14	Cotopaxi	61.9%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): ENEMDU Anual 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo): tabulados de mercado laboral, educación, vivienda, pobreza y desigualdad por provincia, 2018-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f969666762d3…)

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