CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Ecuador 3.3 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,665 m above Czechia’s.

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 68% more people than Czechia.

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 92% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 13.9 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 12.7 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 14 years older than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Czechia’s economy is 3 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 3.6 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Czechia (Gini 20.2 points higher).

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Ecuador and Czechia are practically level.

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador and Czechia are practically level.

Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ecuador’s.

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 2.4 years longer than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 5.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 88% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 0.68 points higher than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 46% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 763 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Czechia put in 180 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 4 years longer than in Ecuador.

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Ecuador: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Ecuador: no data

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Ecuador: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 9.7 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 25% more passengers per resident than those from Czechia.

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 35% of Czechia.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 46% more fine dust than in Czechia.

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 60 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Czechia.

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 4.5 times as deadly as in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 11.8 °C warmer than Czechia.

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4 times as much rain as Czechia.

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Ecuador?

Ecuador is larger. Czechia fits inside Ecuador 3.3 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Ecuador?

Ecuador has 68% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Ecuador?

People in Czechia live 2.4 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 77.6 in Ecuador.

Are people taller in Czechia or Ecuador?

Men in Czechia are 13.9 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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