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Australia vs Ecuador: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 71 of 112 metrics
Ecuador
ecu
Leads on 33 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Ecuador: Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (265,000) against Australia (1.18); Ecuador leads on Population living in slums (57.90 %) against Australia (0.03 %); Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Ecuador (53,672 sq. km). Across 112 compared metrics, Australia wins on 71 and Ecuador wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★72.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 77% (2024 est.) according to 2021 statistics from Ecuador's Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50% of homes do not have access to fixed internet
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★53.76 points
Radios25.5★5
Televisions10.15★2.5
Waterways2,000★1,500

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★10.76B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★141.64B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %8.17 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %7.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★57.7
Electricity Consumption229.4★22.68
Electricity Exports0211★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★43
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1154★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★2
Electricity Imports082★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★8.19
Electricity Production243★26.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★35.7 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.344.6★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★24.6
Gross National Saving2125.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-3.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25453.1★
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2477.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9910.9★
Oil Consumption960,800★201,000
Oil Exports312,600364,500★
Oil Imports731,400★80,430
Oil Production549,200★485,600
Oil Proved Reserves3.326.51★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★25.2 people
Public Debt5843.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18265,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★25,870
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★153,900
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★137,400
Remittances0.15.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.27★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★8.44
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★13.1
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M1.38M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6538.29★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bynearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year134 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★442.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %1.81 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98177.02★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★53,672 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★2,237 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★12,520

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★15.78 %
Administrative Divisions624★
Independence124★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.74★33.11
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★4.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★8.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★55 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.5★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %19.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★45,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA5.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★42,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★44.32 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.65
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★82.2 years
Median age of population38.51 years★29.7 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★165,620.1 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★74.25 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★18.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.43
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %17.42 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %77.9 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★7.12 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★3.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★4.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★8.82
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★9.91 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★3.14 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★167.08
Military Manpower at Military Age1720★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★78.69 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.31 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.91 %
Population living in slums0.03 %57.9 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons82,820.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★60.75 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.75 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-14,306.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★11.56 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.35
Airports2,257★317
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft23
Heliports392★28

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