Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq is 70% bigger than Ecuador
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 39 times as long as Iraq’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 2,656 m above Iraq’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 22% of Iraq, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Iraq: 21.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iraq has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Iraq is 47% more densely populated than Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 6.5 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iraq are 3.5 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 8.1 years older than in Iraq
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Iraq have 1.4 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 4.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Iraq: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iraq’s economy is 2 times the size of Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 17% more per person than Iraq
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Iraq (Gini 16.1 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Iraq
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Iraq: 0.5% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Iraq: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Iraq’s 1.3%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Iraq: 1.3% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Iraq’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 53% more on health per person than Iraq
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 5.2 years longer than in Iraq
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Iraq: 72.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Iraq is 84% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Iraq
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 25% more hospital beds per person than Iraq
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 8% higher than in Iraq
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Iraq
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Iraq
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Iraq
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 250 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ecuador put in 11 more hours a year than in Iraq
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.2 years longer than in Iraq
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Iraq has 1 more World Heritage site than Ecuador (6 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Iraq: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Iraq: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 4.7 times as fast as in Iraq
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iraq’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 2% deadlier than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Iraq is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Ecuador
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 15 times as much rain as Iraq
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Iraq?
Iraq is larger. Iraq is 70% bigger than Ecuador.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Iraq?
Iraq has 2.6 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Iraq?
People in Ecuador live 5.2 years longer than in Iraq. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 72.4 in Iraq.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Iraq?
Men in Iraq are 6.5 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
