How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 79% longer than Finland’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,939 m above Finland’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 3.2 times as many people as Finland.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 4 times as densely populated as Finland.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.6 more children on average than in Finland.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Finland’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Finland produces 3.9 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Finland (Gini 18.5 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Finland and Ecuador are practically level.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Finland spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Finland has 56% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 26% in Finland.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 1.62 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Finland drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Finland has 23% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Finland has 725 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ecuador put in 97 more hours a year than in Finland.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

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

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 6.1 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Finland fly 7.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 50% of Ecuador.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Finland emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Finland.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 47 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Finland.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 5.6 times as deadly as in Finland.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 17.7 °C warmer than Finland.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4.2 times as much rain as Finland.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)