How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Nigeria’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,848 m above Nigeria’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 2,419 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Nigeria has 13 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Nigeria: 238 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Nigeria is 3.5 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Nigeria: 261 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ecuador is 11 years older than in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Nigeria: 17.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Nigeria have 2.6 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Nigeria: 4.38 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Nigeria: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Nigeria are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Nigeria’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Nigeria: $291 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ecuador produces 76% more per person than Nigeria.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Nigeria: Int$9,532 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Nigeria (Gini 12 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Nigeria: 33.9 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Ecuador and Nigeria are practically level.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.6%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Nigeria’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 7.6 times as much on health per person as Nigeria.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Nigeria: $67 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Nigeria is 6.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Nigeria: 69.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 6.1 times as many doctors per person as Nigeria.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Nigeria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 12% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 12.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 3.1% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Nigeria: 3.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.36 points higher than in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Nigeria: 4.79 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 58% more alcohol than in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Nigeria: 2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 7.9 times as much meat per person as Nigeria.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Nigeria: 7.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ecuador has 151 kcal more food per person per day than Nigeria.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Nigeria: 2,470 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Nigeria put in 468 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Nigeria: 2,062 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 1.4 years longer than in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Nigeria: 7.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Nigeria: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 41% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 63% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Nigeria: 62.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

Nigeria and Ecuador are practically level.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Nigeria: 64% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nigeria 71.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Nigeria: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Nigeria’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Nigeria: 3,528 km (2015)

How much do they fly?

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

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Nigeria: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 23% of Nigeria.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Nigeria: 23.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Nigeria: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 31.3% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Nigeria carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Nigeria: 50 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 15.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 36% deadlier than in Nigeria.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Nigeria: 17.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Nigeria is on average 6.2 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 27.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 3.1 times as much rain as Nigeria.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Nigeria: 1,044 mm (2016–2025 avg)