Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Tanzania 3.7 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Tanzania: 945,500 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 45% of Tanzania, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 45.1% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Tanzania hosts 68% more refugees per resident than Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Tanzania: 2.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Tanzania are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Tanzania: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
51% of people in Tanzania live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 51.3% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Tanzania’s 12%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Tanzania: 12.3% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 57% more hospital beds per person than Tanzania
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Tanzania is 2.7 times that in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Tanzania has 2 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (7 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Tanzania: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ecuador has won 10 Olympic medals, Tanzania 2
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 2 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 5.2 times as fast as in Tanzania
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Tanzania: 56 Mbps (2026)
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?
Ecuador and Tanzania are practically level
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Tanzania: 49.6% (2024)
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 53% deadlier than in Tanzania
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 20.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).