Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Kazakhstan 11 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Kazakhstan are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Kazakhstan
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 5 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kazakhstan is 3.3 times that in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kazakhstan has 2 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (7 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kazakhstan has won 87 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 76% faster than in Kazakhstan
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026)
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: 49.7% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024)
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 51% deadlier than in Kazakhstan
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).