Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Ethiopia 4.4 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,717 m above Ethiopia’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 7.4 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 63% more densely populated than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ethiopia are 1.5 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ethiopia are 1.9 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 9.7 years older than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.1 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Ethiopia are practically level.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 3% larger than Ethiopia’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 4.6 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Ethiopia (Gini 14.8 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Ethiopia and Ecuador are practically level.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ethiopia’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 15 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.16 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 42% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 8.1 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 62 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Ethiopia and Ecuador are practically level.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 6.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ecuador’s railway network is 28% longer than Ethiopia’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 14% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 32% deadlier than in Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 2.7 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 3.3 times as much rain as Ethiopia.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is larger. Ecuador fits inside Ethiopia 4.4 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 7.4 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Ethiopia?
Men in Ethiopia are 1.5 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
