Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Angola 4.9 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 40% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,647 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Angola, versus 20% of Ecuador
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 20.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 2.4 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Ecuador
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Angola are 2.8 cm taller than in Ecuador
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 12 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 3.2 more children on average than in Ecuador
Angola: 5.05 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 2.9% in Angola
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 2.2 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Angola and Ecuador are practically level
Angola: 0 (2026) · Ecuador: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Angola and Ecuador are practically level
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 7% larger than Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 63% more per person than Angola
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Ecuador (Gini 5.4 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Angola live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Ecuador: 3.4% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Angola 1.4%
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Ecuador: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Ecuador: 13.1% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 13 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Angola is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 9.5 times as many doctors per person as Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 76% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Angola is 3.2 times that in Ecuador
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 12% in Angola
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.35 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 18% more alcohol than in Ecuador
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 3 times as much meat per person as Angola
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 222 kcal more food per person per day than Angola
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 521 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 3 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Ecuador: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 4 more World Heritage sites than Angola (5 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 41% in Angola
Angola: 41% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 7.7 times as fast as in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Angola: 71% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Angola’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Ecuador’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 50% of Ecuador
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Ecuador: 49.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Angola
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 47% more fine dust than in Ecuador
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 54% deadlier than in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Angola is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Ecuador
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 2.9 times as much rain as Angola
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Ecuador?
Angola is larger. Ecuador fits inside Angola 4.9 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Ecuador?
Angola has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Ecuador?
People in Ecuador live 13 years longer than in Angola. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in Angola or Ecuador?
Men in Angola are 1.1 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
