How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 67% longer than Sri Lanka’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,743 m above Sri Lanka’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sri Lanka has 19% more people than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 4.8 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sri Lanka is 4.4 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sri Lanka have 0.1 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ecuador and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ecuador’s economy is 20% larger than Sri Lanka’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sri Lanka produces 2% more per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Sri Lanka (Gini 8.2 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.0% in Sri Lanka, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sri Lanka’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 2 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.13 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 29% more alcohol than in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sri Lanka has 54 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sri Lanka put in 459 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 1.8 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sri Lanka’s railway network is 62% longer than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 41% more passengers per resident than those from Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 34% of Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 17% more fine dust than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 2 times as deadly as in Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 5.6 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 74% more rain than Sri Lanka.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)