Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Myanmar 2.6 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Myanmar: 676,578 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 16% longer than Myanmar’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 1,930 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 397 m above Myanmar’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 5,870 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Myanmar: 19.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Myanmar has 3 times as many people as Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Myanmar: 54.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Myanmar is 14% more densely populated than Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Myanmar: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 166.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Myanmar: 154.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Myanmar is 1.1 years older than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Myanmar: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Myanmar have 0.3 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Myanmar: 2.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 7.5% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Myanmar: 7.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Myanmar: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Myanmar has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Myanmar: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Myanmar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 60% larger than Myanmar’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Myanmar: $81.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 2.8 times as much per person as Myanmar
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Myanmar: Int$6,012 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Myanmar (Gini 15.2 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Myanmar: 30.7 (2017)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
10% of people in Myanmar live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 10.3% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Myanmar: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Myanmar spends 6.6% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Myanmar: 6.6% (2024)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Myanmar’s 6.0%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Myanmar: 6% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Myanmar’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Myanmar: 25% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 9.1 times as much on health per person as Myanmar
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Myanmar: $56 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Myanmar: 67.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Myanmar is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Myanmar: 32.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 3.1 times as many doctors per person as Myanmar
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Myanmar: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 23% more hospital beds per person than Myanmar
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Myanmar: 1.1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ecuador is 34% higher than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 8.3% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 8.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
43% of adults in Myanmar smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Myanmar: 43.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.86 points higher than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Myanmar: 4.29 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 70% more alcohol than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Myanmar: 1.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Myanmar
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Myanmar: 20.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Myanmar has 188 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Myanmar: 2,809 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Myanmar put in 603 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Myanmar: 2,197 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.6 years longer than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Myanmar: 6.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Myanmar: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 3 more World Heritage sites than Myanmar (5 against 2)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Myanmar: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Myanmar none
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Myanmar: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 45% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Myanmar: 45% (2020)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 6.5 times as fast as in Myanmar
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Myanmar: 45 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 80% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Myanmar: 80.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 31% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Myanmar: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Myanmar has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Myanmar: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Myanmar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Myanmar
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Myanmar: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 42% of Myanmar
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Myanmar: 42% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 4.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Myanmar
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Myanmar: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Myanmar
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Myanmar: 47.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Myanmar carries 76% more fine dust than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Myanmar: 31.2 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 Myanmar
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 2.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 41% deadlier than in Myanmar
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Myanmar: 21.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Myanmar is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Ecuador
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 24.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 44% more rain than Myanmar
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Myanmar: 2,233 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Myanmar?
Myanmar is larger. Ecuador fits inside Myanmar 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Myanmar?
Myanmar has 3 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Myanmar?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Myanmar. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 67.1 in Myanmar.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Myanmar?
Ecuador and Myanmar are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).