Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador is 6% bigger than Uganda
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Uganda: 241,551 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 80% of Uganda, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Uganda: 80.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Uganda are 1.4 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uganda are 3.3 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Uganda hosts 26 times as many refugees per resident as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Uganda: 37.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Uganda are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Uganda: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uganda has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 7.7 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Uganda: 38.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
54% of people in Uganda live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.4% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Uganda: 54.4% (2023)
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: 2.1% (2025) · Uganda: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador and Uganda are practically level
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Uganda: 12.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uganda’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 9.1 years longer than in Uganda
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uganda is 3.1 times that in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 17.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 2 more World Heritage sites than Uganda (5 against 3)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Uganda: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uganda has won 13 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Uganda: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Ecuador are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 5.4 times as fast as in Uganda
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Uganda: 53 Mbps (2026)
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: 0.00042 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 12% of Uganda
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Uganda: 11.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 28% deadlier than in Uganda
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Uganda: 24.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Uganda?
Ecuador is larger. Ecuador is 6% bigger than Uganda.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Uganda?
Uganda has 2.8 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Uganda?
People in Ecuador live 9.1 years longer than in Uganda. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 68.5 in Uganda.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Uganda?
Men in Uganda are 1.4 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
