Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Ecuador 352 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 12 times as long as Singapore’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 6,101 m above Singapore’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ecuador has 3 times as many people as Singapore.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 116 times as densely populated as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 6.2 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 6.1 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 6.7 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.8 more children on average than in Singapore.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Singapore are practically level.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Ecuador 1.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 9.7 times as much per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Ecuador and Singapore are practically level.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 7.7 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 5.8 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 23% more doctors per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 17% in Singapore.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 0.44 points higher than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 48% more alcohol than in Singapore.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 689 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 3 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 31 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 21% of Singapore.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 45% more fine dust than in Singapore.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 662 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Singapore.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 12 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Singapore?
Ecuador is larger. Singapore fits inside Ecuador 352 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Singapore?
Ecuador has 3 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 5.8 years longer than in Ecuador. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 6.2 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).