Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan is 75% bigger than Ecuador
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,624 m above Uzbekistan’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 2 times as many people as Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 15% more densely populated than Ecuador
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 3.6 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 5.0 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ecuador is 1.5 years older than in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.7 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in Ecuador are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 10,708 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ecuador and Uzbekistan are practically level
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Ecuador 1
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 13% larger than Ecuador’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador produces 23% more per person than Uzbekistan
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ecuador than in Uzbekistan (Gini 13.2 points higher)
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.4% of people in Ecuador live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ecuador’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Uzbekistan’s
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 5.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 21% more doctors per person than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Uzbekistan is 42% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 29% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 10% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 54% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 19% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 676 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 505 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 2.9 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than Ecuador (8 against 5)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 77% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 35% faster than in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Ecuador live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ecuador 102
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 4.9 times as long as Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 91% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Ecuador, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 51% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
79% of Ecuador’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 69% more fine dust than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.4 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ecuador is on average 6.9 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 14 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Uzbekistan is 75% bigger than Ecuador.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 2 times as many people as Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Uzbekistan?
People in Ecuador live 5.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 3.6 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).