Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines is 17% bigger than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 16 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,313 m above the Philippines’.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 6.4 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 5.3 times as densely populated as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ecuador are 2.1 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ecuador are 1.1 cm taller than in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 3.1 years older than in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Philippines have 0.1 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Philippines: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 3.7 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 33% more per person than the Philippines.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in the Philippines (Gini 6.6 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 2.2% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, the Philippines 1.3%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Philippines: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Philippines’.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as the Philippines.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 7.6 years longer than in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 90% more alcohol than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 67% more meat per person than the Philippines.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 362 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 502 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 1 year longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 67% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Philippines has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ecuador’s railway network is 90% longer than the Philippines’.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 24% of the Philippines.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Philippines: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 68% more CO₂ than someone in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 31% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 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 the Philippines.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.4 times as deadly as in the Philippines.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Philippines: 9.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 5.1 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 7% more rain than the Philippines.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than the Philippines?
The Philippines is larger. The Philippines is 17% bigger than Ecuador.
Which has more people, Ecuador or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 6.4 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or the Philippines?
People in Ecuador live 7.6 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Ecuador or the Philippines?
Men in Ecuador are 2.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
