Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Australia 30 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 12 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,039 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 51% more people than Ecuador.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 21 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 11.5 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 9.4 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 9.3 years older than in Ecuador.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.3 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Ecuador are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 14 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 4.3 times as much per person as Ecuador.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Australia (Gini 12.1 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador and Australia are practically level.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ecuador’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 5.5 years longer than in Ecuador.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 77% more doctors per person than Ecuador.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in Ecuador.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Ecuador.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 941 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Australia put in 17 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 3.9 years longer than in Ecuador.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 34 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 5.2 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 1.2 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 7.2 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Ecuador?
Australia is larger. Ecuador fits inside Australia 30 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Ecuador?
Australia has 51% more people than Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Ecuador?
People in Australia live 5.5 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in Australia or Ecuador?
Men in Australia are 11.5 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
