Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ecuador fits inside Venezuela 3.6 times
Ecuador: 256,370 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 25% longer than Ecuador’s
Ecuador: 2,237 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ecuador’s highest peak towers 1,289 m above Venezuela’s
Ecuador: 6,267 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Venezuela, versus 20% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 20.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Venezuela has 56% more people than Ecuador
Ecuador: 18.3 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ecuador is 2.3 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Ecuador: 74 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 6.2 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 167.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 4.8 cm taller than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 155.3 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 0.62 years older than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 28.4 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Venezuela have 0.3 more children on average than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1.81 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 8.6% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ecuador hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Ecuador: 1.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador none
Ecuador: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ecuador and Venezuela are practically level
Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ecuador’s economy is 31% larger than Venezuela’s
Ecuador: $130 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ecuador: Int$16,757 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Ecuador: 45.9 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ecuador: 3.4% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 3.3% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 3.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela and Ecuador are practically level
Ecuador: 2.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ecuador: 13.1% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ecuador spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Venezuela
Ecuador: $509 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ecuador live 4.9 years longer than in Venezuela
Ecuador: 77.6 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Venezuela is 94% more likely to die before turning one than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 10.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ecuador has 39% more doctors per person than Venezuela
Ecuador: 2.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ecuador has 33% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Ecuador: 1.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 45% higher than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Ecuador are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela
Ecuador: 28.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ecuador: 10.1% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ecuador rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Venezuela
Ecuador: 6.14 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ecuador drink 23% more alcohol than in Venezuela
Ecuador: 3.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ecuador has 48% more meat per person than Venezuela
Ecuador: 56.2 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 179 kcal more food per person per day than Ecuador
Ecuador: 2,621 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Venezuela put in 235 more hours a year than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 1,594 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 0.71 years longer than in Ecuador
Ecuador: 9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ecuador: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ecuador has 2 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (5 against 3)
Ecuador: 5 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Ecuador 10
Ecuador: 10 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Ecuador and Venezuela are practically level
Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ecuador is 65% faster than in Venezuela
Ecuador: 290 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 99% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 98.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 63% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 63% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ecuador has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Ecuador: 102 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ecuador’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Venezuela’s
Ecuador: 965 km (2022) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ecuador fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela
Ecuador: 0.25 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 50% of Ecuador
Ecuador: 49.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 61% more CO₂ than someone in Ecuador
Ecuador: 2.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 79% in Ecuador
Ecuador: 79.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ecuador carries 12% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Ecuador as in Venezuela
Ecuador: 45.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ecuador are 2.1 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Ecuador: 30.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Ecuador
Ecuador: 21.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ecuador gets 51% more rain than Venezuela
Ecuador: 3,204 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ecuador bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Ecuador fits inside Venezuela 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Ecuador or Venezuela?
Venezuela has 56% more people than Ecuador (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ecuador or Venezuela?
People in Ecuador live 4.9 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years in Ecuador and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Ecuador or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 6.2 cm taller than in Ecuador (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
