Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Algeria 9.3 times.
Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (2023) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Algeria’s.
Algeria: 998 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,359 m above Algeria’s.
Algeria: 2,908 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador.
Algeria: 47.4 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 3.7 times as densely populated as Algeria.
Algeria: 20 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Algeria are 7.7 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Algeria: 175 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Algeria are 7.1 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Algeria: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 0.22 years older than in Algeria.
Algeria: 28.2 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Algeria have 0.9 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Algeria: 2.72 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 6.8% in Algeria.
Algeria: 6.8% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Algeria has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Algeria: 0.4 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Algeria and Ecuador are practically level.
Algeria: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Algeria’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Algeria: $287 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Algeria produces 11% more per person than Ecuador.
Algeria: Int$18,586 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Algeria: no data · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Algeria, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Algeria: 11.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Algeria spends 8.0% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.
Algeria: 8% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Algeria’s.
Algeria: 33% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Algeria.
Algeria: $233 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 1.1 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 76.5 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Algeria is 79% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador.
Algeria: 19.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 39% more doctors per person than Algeria.
Algeria: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 24% in Algeria.
Algeria: 24.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Algeria smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Algeria: 22.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.43 points higher than in Algeria.
Algeria: 5.71 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 7.6 times as much alcohol as in Algeria.
Algeria: 0.4 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Algeria.
Algeria: 22.3 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Algeria has 775 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Algeria: 3,396 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Algeria put in 639 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Algeria: 2,232 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 1.6 years longer than in Algeria.
Algeria: 7.4 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Algeria and Ecuador are practically level.
Algeria: 77% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Algeria have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Algeria: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
76% of people in Algeria live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Algeria: 76% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Algeria has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Algeria: 115 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Algeria’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Algeria: 4,001 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 65% more passengers per resident than those from Algeria.
Algeria: 0.15 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 0.8% of Algeria.
Algeria: 0.8% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Algeria emits 67% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.
Algeria: 4.2 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.1% in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.1% (2024) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 23% more fine dust than in Algeria.
Algeria: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 39 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Algeria.
Algeria: 1.2 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 28% deadlier than in Algeria.
Algeria: 18.3 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Algeria is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Algeria: 24.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 55 times as much rain as Algeria.
Algeria: 58 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Algeria bigger than Ecuador?
Algeria is larger. Ecuador fits inside Algeria 9.3 times.
Which has more people, Algeria or Ecuador?
Algeria has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Algeria or Ecuador?
People in Ecuador live 1.1 years longer than in Algeria. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Algeria and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in Algeria or Ecuador?
Men in Algeria are 7.7 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
