How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Sudan’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 3,225 m above Sudan’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sudan has 2.8 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 2.7 times as densely populated as Sudan.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ecuador is 10 years older than in Sudan.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sudan have 2.5 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Sudan.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ecuador and Sudan are practically level.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sudan has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ecuador’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Sudan’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ecuador produces 7.6 times as much per person as Sudan.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Sudan (Gini 11.7 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Sudan 0.9%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)

How expensive is it?

Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 24 times as much on health per person as Sudan.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sudan is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 9.3 times as many doctors per person as Sudan.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 16% in Sudan.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.00 points higher than in Sudan.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Sudan.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Ecuador has 107 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sudan put in 1,064 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 5 years longer than in Sudan.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 19% in Sudan.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)

How much railway is there?

Sudan’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 9.6% of Sudan.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Sudan: 9.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 7.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sudan.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Sudan and Ecuador are practically level.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sudan carries 63% more fine dust than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 19% deadlier than in Sudan.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Sudan: 19.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sudan is on average 6.4 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 19 times as much rain as Sudan.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)