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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Ecuador 3.1 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 2,469 m above Austria’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 2 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 52% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 11.2 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 11.7 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 15 years older than in Ecuador.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.5 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Ecuador are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 4.6 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Austria (Gini 14.7 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Ecuador’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 13 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 4.4 years longer than in Ecuador.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 2.4 times as many doctors per person as Ecuador.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.70 points higher than in Ecuador.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 31% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 1,135 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ecuador put in 155 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 3.4 years longer than in Ecuador.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Ecuador: no data

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.

Austria: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 5.1 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Austria: 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 47% of Austria.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 72% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 52 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 5.1 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 2.5 times as much rain as Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Ecuador?

Ecuador is larger. Austria fits inside Ecuador 3.1 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Ecuador?

Ecuador has 2 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Ecuador?

People in Austria live 4.4 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 77.6 in Ecuador.

Are people taller in Austria or Ecuador?

Men in Austria are 11.2 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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