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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

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 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: 2.2% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Iraq’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 53% more on health per person than Iraq.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 9% deadlier than in Iraq.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

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)