Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Ecuador 3.9 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Sri Lanka, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 48.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Sri Lanka and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Sri Lanka and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 148 times as many refugees per resident as Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0.0098 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Sri Lanka are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.7% in Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 2.7% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.3%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Sri Lanka’s 9.9%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Sri Lanka: 9.9% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Sri Lanka’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
Sri Lanka and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Sri Lanka has 3 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sri Lanka is 2.5 times that in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 14 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Sri Lanka has 3 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (8 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Sri Lanka 2
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 4.6 times as fast as in Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Sri Lanka: 63 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 34% of Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 34.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 46% deadlier than in Sri Lanka
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Sri Lanka?
Ecuador is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Ecuador 3.9 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has 19% more people than Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka and Ecuador are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka and Ecuador are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).