How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 18% longer than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,267 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 2 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 4.3 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 0.84 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.5 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ecuador and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 9.8 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 4.4 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Ecuador and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 47% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.67 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 3% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,039 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 531 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 2.6 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 3 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 49 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 26% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 5.6 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 52 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)