How much coast is there?

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,157 m above Uganda’s.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Uganda has 2.8 times as many people as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 3.5 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Uganda have 2.4 more children on average than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 2.2% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ecuador and Uganda are practically level.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Uganda: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Ecuador’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Uganda’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ecuador produces 4.8 times as much per person as Uganda.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Uganda (Gini 3.2 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 2.7% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Ecuador and Uganda are practically level.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 11 times as much on health per person as Uganda.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uganda is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ecuador has 12 times as many doctors per person as Uganda.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 7.5% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.65 points higher than in Uganda.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Uganda drink 25% more alcohol than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ecuador has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Uganda.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ecuador has 243 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 534 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ecuador went to school 2.6 years longer than in Uganda.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Ecuador have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uganda’s railway network is 29% longer than Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ecuador fly 593 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 11% of Uganda.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ecuador emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Uganda.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 46% deadlier than in Uganda.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uganda is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 2.2 times as much rain as Uganda.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)