How much coast is there?

Canada’s coastline is 90 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 308 m above Canada’s.

Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Canada has 2.3 times as many people as Ecuador.

Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 16 times as densely populated as Canada.

Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Canada is 12 years older than in Ecuador.

Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.6 more children on average than in Canada.

Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Canada has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Canada: 2 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Canada’s economy is 18 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Canada produces 4 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Canada (Gini 14.4 points higher).

Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

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

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

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ecuador’s.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

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

Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Canada has 22% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 27% in Canada.

Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Canada rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Ecuador.

Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Canada drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Canada has 69% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Canada has 969 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Canada put in 137 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 4.9 years longer than in Ecuador.

Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Ecuador: no data

How many people are online?

94% of people in Canada are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Canada: 94% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Canada: 83% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.

Canada: 94 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Canada’s railway network is 50 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Canada fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 39% of Canada.

Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Canada emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.

Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Canada.

Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 23 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Canada.

Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 5 times as deadly as in Canada.

Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 24.2 °C warmer than Canada.

Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4.7 times as much rain as Canada.

Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)