Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Ecuador 12 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 8.2 times as long as Israel’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,031 m above Israel’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Israel, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ecuador has 81% more people than Israel
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 6.4 times as densely populated as Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 8.7 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 7.0 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 0.74 years older than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.1 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 3.6 times as much per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Israel (Gini 7.6 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Israel and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 7.7 times as much on health per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.6 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 64% more doctors per person than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Israel is 25% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 30% more alcohol than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 93% more meat per person than Ecuador
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,133 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 296 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.6 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 4 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (9 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 35% faster than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Israel’s railway network is 78% longer than Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 6.8% of Israel
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 15% more fine dust than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Israel
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 4.5 times as deadly as in Israel
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Israel
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 16 times as much rain as Israel
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Israel?
Ecuador is larger. Israel fits inside Ecuador 12 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Israel?
Ecuador has 81% more people than Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Israel?
People in Israel live 5.6 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Israel?
Men in Israel are 8.7 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).