Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 32% bigger than Ecuador
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Finland: 338,485 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Ecuador, versus 7.4% of Finland
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Finland: 7.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 13.3 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 11.2 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Finland hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Finland: 18.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Finland: 8.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Finland
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Finland: 0.2% (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: 2.1% (2025) · Finland: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Finland’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Finland: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Finland live 4.8 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Finland has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Finland is 2.4 times that in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Finland has 3 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (8 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Finland: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Finland: 486 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 18% faster than in Finland
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Finland: 247 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 50% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Finland: 74.2% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 5.8 times as deadly as in Finland
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Finland?
Finland is larger. Finland is 32% bigger than Ecuador.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Finland?
Ecuador has 3.2 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Finland?
People in Finland live 4.8 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Finland?
Men in Finland are 13.3 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).