How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Ghana’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 5,382 m above Ghana’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ghana has 92% more people than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Ghana: 35.1 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ghana is 2.1 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Ghana: 154 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ecuador is 7.5 years older than in Ghana.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Ghana: 20.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ghana have 1.5 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.8% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Ghana: 3.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Ghana: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Ghana are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Ghana: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ecuador’s economy is 14% larger than Ghana’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Ghana: $114 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ecuador produces 95% more per person than Ghana.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Ghana (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Ghana: 43.5 (2016)

How many people are looking for work?

Ecuador and Ghana are practically level.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Ghana: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Ghana: 0.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ghana’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Ghana: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Ghana.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Ghana: $70 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ghana is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 8.7 times as many doctors per person as Ghana.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 14% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Ghana: 13.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Ghana: 3.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.59 points higher than in Ghana.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Ghana: 4.55 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 24% more alcohol than in Ghana.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Ghana.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ghana has 504 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ghana put in 62 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 1.9 years longer than in Ghana.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Ghana: 7.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Ghana: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 72% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Ghana: 72% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 92% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Ghana: 91.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 59% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Ghana: 59% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ghana has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Ghana: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ecuador’s railway network is 2% longer than Ghana’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Ghana: 947 km (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Ghana: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 35% of Ghana.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Ghana: 35.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ghana.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Ghana: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Ghana: 36.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ghana carries 59% more fine dust than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 25 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Ghana.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ghana are 11% deadlier than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ghana is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 2.9 times as much rain as Ghana.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg)