Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Indonesia 7.5 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 29% of Indonesia, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Indonesia: 28.9% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 56 times as many refugees per resident as Indonesia
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Indonesia: 0.026 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Indonesia: 0.035 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Indonesia and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Indonesia: 3.7% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 1.0%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Indonesia: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Indonesia: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Indonesia has 4% more hospital beds per person than Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Indonesia: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 2.5 times that in Indonesia
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 2.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Indonesia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (10 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Indonesia: 10 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Indonesia has won 40 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Indonesia: 40 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 3.6 times as fast as in Indonesia
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Indonesia: 82 Mbps (2026)
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 51% of Indonesia, but only 50% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Indonesia: 50.7% (2024)
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 77% deadlier than in Indonesia
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Indonesia: 17.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).