Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Russia 67 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 17 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 625 m above Russia’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 7.8 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 8.4 times as densely populated as Russia.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 9.3 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 9.3 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 11 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.4 more children on average than in Russia.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Russia are practically level.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 20 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 3 times as much per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Russia (Gini 12.9 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 2.1% in Russia.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.1% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Russia’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 2 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 4.1 years longer than in Russia.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 21% in Russia.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Russia.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 51% more meat per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 907 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 493 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 3.4 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 89 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Russia and Ecuador are practically level.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 4.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 37% more fine dust than in Russia.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.8 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Russia.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.2 times as deadly as in Russia.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 23.8 °C warmer than Russia.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 5.5 times as much rain as Russia.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Ecuador fits inside Russia 67 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Russia?
Russia has 7.8 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Russia?
People in Ecuador live 4.1 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Russia?
Men in Russia are 9.3 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
