Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Nigeria 3.6 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Nigeria: 923,768 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 77% of Nigeria, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Nigeria: 77.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Nigeria are 4.2 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Nigeria are 2.9 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Nigeria: 158.1 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 2.8 times as many refugees per resident as Nigeria
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Nigeria: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nigeria has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Nigeria: 0.042 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Nigeria are practically level
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Nigeria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
42% of people in Nigeria live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Nigeria: 41.8% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Nigeria 0.9%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Nigeria: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Nigeria: no data
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Nigeria’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Nigeria: 13% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 23 years longer than in Nigeria
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Nigeria: 54.6 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Nigeria: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Nigeria is 18% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 6.5 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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: 0.0023 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 3 more World Heritage sites than Nigeria (5 against 2)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Nigeria: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Nigeria has won 27 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Nigeria: 27 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 41% in Nigeria
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Nigeria: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 6.6 times as fast as in Nigeria
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Nigeria: 44 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 19% of Nigeria
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Nigeria: 18.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 25% deadlier than in Nigeria
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Nigeria: 24.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Nigeria?
Nigeria is larger. Ecuador fits inside Nigeria 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Nigeria?
Nigeria has 13 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Nigeria?
People in Ecuador live 23 years longer than in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 54.6 in Nigeria.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Nigeria?
Men in Nigeria are 4.2 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
