Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Ukraine 2.4 times.
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 24% longer than Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,206 m above Ukraine’s.
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador.
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 9% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 13.7 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 11.4 cm taller than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 14 years older than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ecuador have 0.8 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.
Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Ukraine are practically level.
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 64% larger than Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 13% more per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Ukraine (Gini 20.3 points higher).
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 3.3% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.
Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ukraine’s.
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 38% more on health per person than Ukraine.
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 2.9 years longer than in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ecuador is 43% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 53% more doctors per person than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 1.49 points higher than in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 21% more alcohol than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 14% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 165 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 451 more hours a year than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.2 years longer than in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 22 times as long as Ecuador’s.
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 48% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador.
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 25% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 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 Ukraine.
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.2 times as deadly as in Ukraine.
Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 11.0 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 5.2 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ecuador fits inside Ukraine 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Ukraine?
People in Ecuador live 2.9 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 13.7 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).