Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside India 13 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,319 m above Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 80 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 6.7 times as densely populated as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ecuador and India are practically level.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ecuador and India are practically level.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 0.35 years older than in India.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.2 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 30 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 43% more per person than India.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in India (Gini 20.4 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Ecuador are practically level.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× India’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 6 times as much on health per person as India.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 5.3 years longer than in India.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as India.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.61 points higher than in India.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 63% more alcohol than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 6.9 times as much meat per person as India.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 48 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 789 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.1 years longer than in India.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 70% in India.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 71 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 25% of India.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in India.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 16 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in India.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 60% deadlier than in India.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 2.5 times as much rain as India.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than India?
India is larger. Ecuador fits inside India 13 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or India?
India has 80 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or India?
People in Ecuador live 5.3 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Ecuador or India?
Ecuador and India are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).