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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Greece are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)

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 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 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

86% of people in Greece are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 30% of Greece.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)

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)

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 3.2 times as deadly as in Greece.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

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)