How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 11 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,798 m above Norway’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 3.3 times as many people as Norway.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 4.8 times as densely populated as Norway.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.4 more children on average than in Norway.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 6.2 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Norway (Gini 19.4 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador and Norway are practically level.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 16 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 1.10 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 25% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 855 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ecuador put in 182 more hours a year than in Norway.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 4.1 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 4 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 34% of Norway.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 63 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Norway.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 16 times as deadly as in Norway.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 19.6 °C warmer than Norway.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 2.5 times as much rain as Norway.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)