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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ecuador 0.0.

Ecuador: 0 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ecuador and Venezuela are practically level.

Ecuador: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

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 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?

Ecuador spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Ecuador: 2.2% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Ecuador: 43% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

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 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 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

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 people are online?

Ecuador and Venezuela are practically level.

Ecuador: 77% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 52% of Venezuela, but only 50% of Ecuador.

Ecuador: 49.5% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

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)

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 77% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Ecuador: 23.4 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

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)