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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Ecuador fits inside Ukraine 2.4 times

Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 20% of Ecuador

Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Ukraine has 2.1 times as many people as Ecuador

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Ecuador is 9% more densely populated than Ukraine

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Ecuador hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine

Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none

Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Ukraine are practically level

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Ukraine’s economy is 64% larger than Ecuador’s

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Ukraine produces 13% more per person than Ecuador

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine

Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.1%

Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Ecuador’s 13%

Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Ecuador spends 38% more on health per person than Ukraine

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Ukraine has 4.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador

Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Ukraine is 3.4 times that in Ecuador

Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Ukraine has 3 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (8 against 5)

Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10

Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 77% in Ecuador

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Ecuador is 62% faster than in Ukraine

Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 17% of Ukraine

Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 65% deadlier than in Ukraine

Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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