Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 743 m above Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kazakhstan has 14% more people than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 9.5 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.2 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 6.5 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 1.1 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.2 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Kazakhstan and Ecuador are practically level.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Kazakhstan are practically level.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2.6 times as much per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Kazakhstan (Gini 16.7 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Kazakhstan, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kazakhstan’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 4% more on health per person than Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 3 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 62% more doctors per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 85% more alcohol than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 15% more meat per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 515 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kazakhstan put in 381 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.6 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 17 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 5.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 11% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 92% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 13.5 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 9.8 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Ecuador fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan has 14% more people than Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Kazakhstan?
People in Ecuador live 3 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 8.2 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).