Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Brazil 33 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024)
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)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 20% of Ecuador
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 20.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 12 times as many people as Ecuador
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 2.9 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Ecuador are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 40% more per person than Ecuador
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
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)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ecuador and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Ecuador: 3.4% (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Ecuador: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 21 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (26 against 5)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Ecuador: 5 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 1% faster than in Ecuador
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil and Ecuador are practically level
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).