Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Mexico 7.6 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 631 m above Mexico’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 7.2 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 8% more densely populated than Mexico.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 3.0 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 2.7 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 0.48 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.1 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Ecuador and Mexico are practically level.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Mexico are practically level.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 14 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 54% more per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Mexico (Gini 3.3 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 49% more on health per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 2.3 years longer than in Mexico.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 12% more doctors per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 39% more meat per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 684 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mexico put in 35 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 0.38 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 24 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 34% of Mexico.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 39% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 3% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 84% more likely to be murdered in Ecuador than in Mexico.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2 times as deadly as in Mexico.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 4.1 times as much rain as Mexico.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Ecuador fits inside Mexico 7.6 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Mexico?
Mexico has 7.2 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Mexico?
People in Ecuador live 2.3 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 3.0 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
