How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 6.8 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 6,237 m above New Zealand’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 3.4 times as many people as New Zealand.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 3.6 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 8.9 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.2 more children on average than in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 2 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 3.4 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · New Zealand: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 9.9 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 56% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.85 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 41% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 501 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in New Zealand put in 114 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 3.9 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 38% of New Zealand.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 31 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 3.5 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 10.2 °C warmer than New Zealand.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 2 times as much rain as New Zealand.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)