Canada vs Ecuador: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Canada and Ecuador: Ecuador leads on Oil Exports (364,500) against Canada (1.93); Ecuador leads on Oil Production (485,600) against Canada (3.48); Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (265,000) against Canada (2.44). Across 112 compared metrics, Canada wins on 62 and Ecuador wins on 42.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %72.69 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (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 Score78.75 points53.76 points
Radios32.35
Televisions21.52.5
Waterways6361,500

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $10.76B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $141.64B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %8.17 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %7.92 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.657.7
Electricity Consumption522.222.68
Electricity Exports73.35211
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2343
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5654
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables122
Electricity Imports2.6882
Electricity Installed Capacity143.58.19
Electricity Production649.626.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita35.7 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.944.6
Gross Fixed Investment23.724.6
Gross National Saving20.825.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-3.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %1.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4453.1
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.1477.8
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.0610.9
Oil Consumption2.21201,000
Oil Exports1.93364,500
Oil Imports1.0980,430
Oil Production3.48485,600
Oil Proved Reserves175.26.51
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people25 people
Public Debt61.343.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD-2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45265,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1225,870
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700153,900
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01137,400
Remittances05.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.27
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.255.28
Taxes and Other Revenues13.813.1
Unemployment Rate6.5 %4.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M1.38M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.8538.29
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbianearly 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year134 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.9442.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %1.81 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43177.02
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km53,672 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km2,237 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,04512,520

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %15.78 %
Administrative Divisions1024
Independence124
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.4733.11
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.74.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP8.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %55 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.121.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %19.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA45,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA5.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00042,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %44.32 %
Human Capital Index0.820.65
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years82.2 years
Median age of population40.75 years29.7 years
Population Change437,571 persons165,620.1 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km74.25 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons18.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.43
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CA
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %17.42 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA77.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %7.12 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons4.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.878.82
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years9.91 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people3.14 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09167.08
Military Manpower at Military Age1620
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %78.69 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km2.31 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.91 %
Population living in slums1.2 %57.9 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons82,820.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %60.75 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.75 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-14,306.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births11.56 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇪🇨 EcuadorShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.35
Airports1,459317
Civil Air Travel63623
Heliports50628

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