How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 9.9 times as long as Romania’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,723 m above Romania’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Romania has 4% more people than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Romania is 12% more densely populated than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Romania is 14 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

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

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Romania are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Romania’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Romania produces 3 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Romania (Gini 16.1 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Romania and Ecuador are practically level.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Romania spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 82% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Romania has 57% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Romania rate their lives 0.48 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Romania drink 5.3 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Romania has 29% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Romania has 1,028 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Romania put in 232 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Romania went to school 2.6 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Romania: 0.7 (2024)

How many people are online?

91% of people in Romania are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Romania has 120 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Romania’s railway network is 11 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Romania.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 30% of Romania.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Romania emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 24% more fine dust than in Romania.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 41 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Romania.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 2.4 times as deadly as in Romania.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 10.3 °C warmer than Romania.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4.2 times as much rain as Romania.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)