Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Tanzania 3.7 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador’s coastline is 57% longer than Tanzania’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 372 m above Tanzania’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 3.9 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 8% more densely populated than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ecuador and Tanzania are practically level.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tanzania are 1.6 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 11 years older than in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.7 more children on average than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Tanzania are practically level.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 45% larger than Tanzania’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 3.7 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Tanzania (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Tanzania’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 14 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 17 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 2.24 points higher than in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ecuador has 103 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 535 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.9 years longer than in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 9.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 50% of Ecuador.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ecuador emits 8.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 39% more fine dust than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 48% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tanzania is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 2.9 times as much rain as Tanzania.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Ecuador fits inside Tanzania 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 3.9 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Tanzania?
People in Ecuador live 10 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Tanzania?
Ecuador and Tanzania are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).