How much coast is there?

Ecuador’s coastline is 70% longer than the United Arab Emirates’.

Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ecuador’s highest peak towers 4,362 m above the United Arab Emirates’.

Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ecuador has 59% more people than the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

The United Arab Emirates is 2.2 times as densely populated as Ecuador.

Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 2.8 years older than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ecuador have 0.6 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 4.2 times the size of Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)

How much is produced per person?

The United Arab Emirates produces 4.7 times as much per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in the United Arab Emirates (Gini 19.5 points higher).

Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ecuador, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Ecuador 2.2%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)

How expensive is it?

The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ecuador’s.

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)

How much is spent on health?

The United Arab Emirates spends 4.7 times as much on health per person as Ecuador.

Ecuador: $509 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ecuador is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The United Arab Emirates has 29% more doctors per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

10% of adults in Ecuador smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 0.68 points higher than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ecuador drink 5 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The United Arab Emirates has 21% more meat per person than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The United Arab Emirates has 504 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 921 more hours a year than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 4 years longer than in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ecuador: no data · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)

How many people are online?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 77% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in the United Arab Emirates have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 63% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102.

Ecuador: 102 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Ecuador’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.

Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 32 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ecuador.

Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 7.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Ecuador.

Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 66 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ecuador are 4 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The United Arab Emirates is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Ecuador.

Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ecuador gets 68 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.

Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)