How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 6,096 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 3 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 2 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Denmark is 13 years older than in Ecuador.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.3 more children on average than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Ecuador: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Ecuador: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Ecuador are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Ecuador: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Denmark’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Ecuador: $130 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 5 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Denmark (Gini 16 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Ecuador: 45.9 (2025)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.5% in Denmark, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Ecuador: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark and Ecuador are practically level.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Ecuador: 2.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ecuador’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Ecuador: 43% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

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

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Ecuador: $509 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 94% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Ecuador: 28.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Ecuador: 10.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Ecuador.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Ecuador: 6.14 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Denmark drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark has 80% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 1,113 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ecuador put in 214 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 4.1 years longer than in Ecuador.

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

How many tourists visit?

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Ecuador: no data

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Ecuador: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Ecuador: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

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

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

How much railway is there?

Denmark’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Ecuador: 965 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Ecuador: 0.25 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Ecuador: 49.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 87% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Ecuador: 79.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 54 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Denmark.

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 10 times as deadly as in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 3.8 times as much rain as Denmark.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg)