Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Indonesia 7.5 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 24 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,383 m above Indonesia’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 16 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Indonesia: 286 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 2.1 times as densely populated as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ecuador are 1.1 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ecuador are 0.9 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 1.4 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Indonesia have 0.3 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Indonesia: 7.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Indonesia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Indonesia are practically level.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Indonesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 11 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 5% more per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Indonesia (Gini 11.5 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Indonesia: 34.4 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Ecuador and Indonesia are practically level.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Indonesia: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Indonesia’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Indonesia: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Indonesia.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Indonesia: $132 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 6.3 years longer than in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Indonesia is 39% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Indonesia.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 12% in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Indonesia: 31% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.53 points higher than in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Indonesia: 5.62 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 32 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Indonesia.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Indonesia: 20 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Indonesia has 279 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Indonesia put in 365 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 0.27 years longer than in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Indonesia: 0.05 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 73% in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Indonesia: 73% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Indonesia: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 59% in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Indonesia: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Indonesia: 123 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 36% more passengers per resident than those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Indonesia: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 48% of Indonesia.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Indonesia: 47.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Indonesia: 18.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Indonesia carries 5% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 151 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.1 times as deadly as in Indonesia.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Indonesia is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 7% more rain than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Indonesia?
Indonesia is larger. Ecuador fits inside Indonesia 7.5 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Indonesia?
Indonesia has 16 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Indonesia?
People in Ecuador live 6.3 years longer than in Indonesia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 71.3 in Indonesia.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Indonesia?
Men in Ecuador are 1.1 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).