CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ecuador fits inside Kenya 2.3 times.

Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)

Drag it across the map

How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Kenya’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,068 m above Kenya’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Kenya has 3.1 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 34% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Kenya are 3.1 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Kenya are 4.2 cm taller than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ecuador is 8.9 years older than in Kenya.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 1.4 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kenya has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Kenya’s economy is 4% larger than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ecuador produces 2.4 times as much per person as Kenya.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Kenya (Gini 7.4 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kenya’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 6 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Ecuador live 14 years longer than in Kenya.

Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.47 points higher than in Kenya.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 43% more alcohol than in Kenya.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ecuador has 475 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kenya put in 441 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 0.35 years longer than in Kenya.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kenya’s railway network is 4 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 6.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 24% more fine dust than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 9.4 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Kenya.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 21% deadlier than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Kenya is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4.6 times as much rain as Kenya.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
Time machine

Quick answers

Is Ecuador bigger than Kenya?

Kenya is larger. Ecuador fits inside Kenya 2.3 times.

Which has more people, Ecuador or Kenya?

Kenya has 3.1 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Kenya?

People in Ecuador live 14 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 63.8 in Kenya.

Are people taller in Ecuador or Kenya?

Men in Kenya are 3.1 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

Keep duelling