How much coast is there?

Sweden’s coastline is 44% longer than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,167 m above Sweden’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 73% more people than Sweden.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 2.8 times as densely populated as Sweden.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 12 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.4 more children on average than in Sweden.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Sweden are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Sweden’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Sweden produces 4.3 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Sweden (Gini 16.6 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador and Sweden are practically level.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 13 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 91% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 1.11 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Sweden drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 22% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Sweden has 746 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ecuador put in 162 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 3.8 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 10 times as long as Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 7.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 50% of Ecuador.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Sweden emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ecuador carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 40 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Sweden.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 11 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ecuador is on average 16.9 °C warmer than Sweden.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 4 times as much rain as Sweden.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)