How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Poland’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,768 m above Poland’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Poland has 2 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Poland is 62% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 13 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.7 more children on average than in Poland.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Poland are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 7.9 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Poland produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Poland (Gini 17.4 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Ecuador and Poland are practically level.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 4 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Poland has 74% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 26% in Poland.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Poland rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 48% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 1,109 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 213 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 4.2 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

How many people are online?

89% of people in Poland are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 19 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 4% more passengers per resident than those from Poland.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 31% of Poland.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 13% more fine dust than in Poland.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 57 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Poland.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 3.6 times as deadly as in Poland.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 11.5 °C warmer than Poland.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4.2 times as much rain as Poland.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)