How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 34 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 5,573 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 53% more people than Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 5.3 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 13 years older than in Ecuador.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.4 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 4.5 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Belgium (Gini 19.1 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 12 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

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 Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 55% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

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

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Ecuador.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 7% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,300 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Ecuador and Belgium are practically level.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 3.7 years longer than in Ecuador.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Ecuador: no data

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 90% more fine dust than in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 42 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

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

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

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 10.2 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 3.5 times as much rain as Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)