Is Portoviejo a good place to live?

57/100 livability · Ecuador
Portoviejo, Ecuador scores 57/100 for livability — a mixed pick: cost 54/100, climate 91/100, safety 30/100. Warmest-month high ~25.8°C, coldest-month low ~23.7°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: earthquake; homicide rate ~45.7/100k. Safety 30/100 blends disaster (56) and crime (0).
Portoviejo — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
54Cost91Climate30Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
4Quake3Flood1Storm1Wildfire2Heat2Drought1Cold2Tsunami

How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Portoviejo

Is Portoviejo at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Portoviejo is high (4/5). USGS records 606 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

Does Portoviejo flood?

Flood risk in Portoviejo is moderate (3/5), based on regional river/coastal flood exposure.

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Portoviejo a good place to live?

Portoviejo scores 57/100 for livability — cost 54, climate 91, safety 30.

Is Portoviejo safe?

Safety 30/100 = disaster safety 56 (main risk earthquake) blended with crime safety 0 (homicide ~45.7/100k).

What's the climate like in Portoviejo?

Warmest-month highs average ~25.8°C and coldest-month lows ~23.7°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Portoviejo?

Ecuador sits at 46/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 54/100.

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