Brazil vs Ecuador: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Ecuador: Ecuador leads on Oil Production (485,600) against Brazil (2.75); Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (265,000) against Brazil (2.96); Ecuador leads on Oil Consumption (201,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 68 and Ecuador wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %77.17 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (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 Score63.8 points53.76 points
Radios715
Televisions36.52.5
Waterways50,0001,500

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $10.76B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $141.64B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %8.17 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %7.92 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.157.7
Electricity Consumption509.122.68
Electricity Exports219211
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1743
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6454
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables182
Electricity Imports41.3182
Electricity Installed Capacity150.88.19
Electricity Production567.926.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita35.7 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.644.6
Gross Fixed Investment18.924.6
Gross National Saving1525.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %-3.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35453.1
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.96477.8
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.410.9
Oil Consumption2.65201,000
Oil Exports699,000364,500
Oil Imports720,00080,430
Oil Production2.75485,600
Oil Proved Reserves12.866.51
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people26 people
Public Debt8343.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD-2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96265,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,00025,870
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400153,900
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81137,400
Remittances0.25.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.27
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.824.68
Taxes and Other Revenues1413.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,3841.38M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7738.29
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeironearly 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 Country645.6 Cubic meters per year134 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65442.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.81 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92177.02
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km53,672 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km2,237 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83312,520

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %15.78 %
Administrative Divisions2624
Independence724
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1337.27
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.64.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP8.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %55 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %19.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00045,000
Underweight Children Under 53.54.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00042,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %44.32 %
Human Capital Index0.560.65
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years82.2 years
Median age of population35.25 years29.7 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons165,620.1 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km74.25 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons18.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.43
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %17.42 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %77.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %7.12 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons4.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.798.82
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years9.91 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people3.14 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55167.08
Military Manpower at Military Age1820
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %78.69 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.31 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.91 %
Population living in slums13.19 %57.9 %
Total deaths1.41M persons82,820.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %60.75 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.75 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-14,306.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births11.56 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.35
Airports5,297317
Civil Air Travel19823
Heliports1,87128

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