How much coast is there?

Egypt’s coastline is 10% longer than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,638 m above Egypt’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Egypt has 6.5 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Egypt is 61% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ecuador is 4.4 years older than in Egypt.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Egypt have 0.9 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Egypt are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Egypt’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Egypt produces 21% more per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Egypt (Gini 17.4 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Egypt’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Egypt.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Egypt is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.28 points higher than in Egypt.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 31 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 2 times as much meat per person as Egypt.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Egypt has 473 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Egypt put in 775 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Egypt went to school 1.2 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 75% in Egypt.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Egypt’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 77% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 14% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Egypt carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 35 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Egypt.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 2.5 times as deadly as in Egypt.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Egypt is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 263 times as much rain as Egypt.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)