Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Ecuador 349 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 20% of Ecuador, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
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 114 times as densely populated as Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 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 refugees does it host?
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Singapore are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Ecuador: 3.4% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Singapore and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Singapore: 13.6% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Singapore is 33% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 4 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (5 against 1)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 2.4 times as fast as in Ecuador
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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 22% of Singapore
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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 13 times as deadly as in Singapore
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Singapore?
Ecuador is larger. Singapore fits inside Ecuador 349 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).
