Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador is 94% bigger than Greece
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 6.1 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,350 m above Greece’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ecuador has 76% more people than Greece
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 10% more densely populated than Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 11.9 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 10.6 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 17 years older than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.6 more children on average than in Greece
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 8.9 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Greece are practically level
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.7 times as much per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Greece (Gini 12.5 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.6% in Greece
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 4.3 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 41% higher than in Greece
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.45 points higher than in Greece
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 46% more meat per person than Ecuador
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 761 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 299 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.6 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 16 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (21 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 55% faster than in Greece
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 7.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 37% of Greece
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 17% more fine dust than in Greece
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Greece
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.9 times as deadly as in Greece
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Greece
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 4 times as much rain as Greece
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Greece?
Ecuador is larger. Ecuador is 94% bigger than Greece.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Greece?
Ecuador has 76% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Greece?
People in Greece live 4.3 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Greece?
Men in Greece are 11.9 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).