Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside China 37 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 6.5 times as long as Ecuador’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 2,582 m above Ecuador’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 20% of Ecuador
China: 41.7% (2024) · Ecuador: 20.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 77 times as many people as Ecuador
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 2 times as densely populated as Ecuador
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 8.3 cm taller than in Ecuador
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 8.2 cm taller than in Ecuador
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 11 years older than in Ecuador
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.8 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador
China: 14.9% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 8,837 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
China: 0.1 (2026) · Ecuador: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
China and Ecuador are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 150 times the size of Ecuador’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 75% more per person than Ecuador
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in China (Gini 9.9 points higher)
China: 36 (2022) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Ecuador: 3.4% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
China: 4.6% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador and China are practically level
China: 1.7% (2025) · Ecuador: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Ecuador: 13.1% (2022)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ecuador’s
China: 47% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 50% more on health per person than Ecuador
China: $763 (2023) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 0.44 years longer than in Ecuador
China: 78 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 35% more doctors per person than Ecuador
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 4.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 45% higher than in Ecuador
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
China: 22.8% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.07 points higher than in China
China: 6.07 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 15% more alcohol than in Ecuador
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 31% more meat per person than Ecuador
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 906 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 734 more hours a year than in Ecuador
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 0.93 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China: 0.05 (2019) · Ecuador: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 56 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (61 against 5)
China: 61 (2026) · Ecuador: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
China: 92% (2025) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 26% faster than in Ecuador
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
China: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 98.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
China: 66% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
China: 132 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 114 times as long as Ecuador’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 76% more passengers per resident than those from Ecuador
China: 0.44 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 24% of China
China: 24% (2024) · Ecuador: 49.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China
China: 37% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 77% more fine dust than in Ecuador
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 91 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in China
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 25% deadlier than in China
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 13.4 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 3.9 times as much rain as China
China: 813 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 China bigger than Ecuador?
China is larger. Ecuador fits inside China 37 times.
Which has more people, China or Ecuador?
China has 77 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Ecuador?
People in China live 0.44 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 77.6 in Ecuador.
Are people taller in China or Ecuador?
Men in China are 8.3 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
