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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Ecuador fits inside Brazil 33 times

Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Ecuador’s

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,273 m above Brazil’s

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 20% of Ecuador

Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 20.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Brazil has 12 times as many people as Ecuador

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 2.9 times as densely populated as Brazil

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Brazil are 8.4 cm taller than in Ecuador

Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Brazil are 7.2 cm taller than in Ecuador

Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brazil is 5.5 years older than in Ecuador

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.2 more children on average than in Brazil

Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Ecuador hosts 10% more refugees per resident than Brazil

Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none

Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Ecuador: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Brazil and Ecuador are practically level

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 17 times the size of Ecuador’s

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Brazil produces 40% more per person than Ecuador

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Ecuador (Gini 4.4 points higher)

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Ecuador and Brazil are practically level

Brazil: 3% (2024) · Ecuador: 3.4% (2025)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.3% in Ecuador

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%

Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 2.1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%

Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 13.1% (2022)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ecuador’s

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Brazil spends 2 times as much on health per person as Ecuador

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Ecuador live 1.6 years longer than in Brazil

Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Brazil has 2% more doctors per person than Ecuador

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Brazil has 91% more hospital beds per person than Ecuador

Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Brazil is 60% higher than in Ecuador

Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Ecuador

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 86% more meat per person than Ecuador

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 803 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 400 more hours a year than in Ecuador

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 0.54 years longer than in Brazil

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Ecuador: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Brazil has 21 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (26 against 5)

Brazil: 26 (2026) · Ecuador: 5 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10

Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 77% in Ecuador

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Brazil is 1% faster than in Ecuador

Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Brazil and Ecuador are practically level

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 31 times as long as Ecuador’s

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brazil fly 80% more passengers per resident than those from Ecuador

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 50% of Ecuador

Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Ecuador: 49.7% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 16% more fine dust than in Brazil

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Brazil

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 19% deadlier than in Brazil

Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 4.1 °C warmer than Ecuador

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 93% more rain than Brazil

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Brazil bigger than Ecuador?

Brazil is larger. Ecuador fits inside Brazil 33 times.

Which has more people, Brazil or Ecuador?

Brazil has 12 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Brazil or Ecuador?

People in Ecuador live 1.6 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 77.6 in Ecuador.

Are people taller in Brazil or Ecuador?

Men in Brazil are 8.4 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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