Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Pakistan 3.1 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 2.1 times as long as Pakistan’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,344 m above Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 14 times as many people as Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 4.5 times as densely populated as Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Pakistan and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ecuador and Pakistan are practically level
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 8.1 years older than in Pakistan
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.7 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 3.1 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 2.5 times as much per person as Pakistan
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Pakistan (Gini 12.4 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Pakistan’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 17 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 9.8 years longer than in Pakistan
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 65% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Pakistan
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 37 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 107 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 877 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 1 more World Heritage site than Ecuador (6 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 12 times as fast as in Pakistan
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 8.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Pakistan
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 84% deadlier than in Pakistan
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Pakistan
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 7.7 times as much rain as Pakistan
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Ecuador fits inside Pakistan 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 14 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Pakistan?
People in Ecuador live 9.8 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Pakistan?
Pakistan and Ecuador are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
