Ecuador vs India: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Ecuador and India: Ecuador leads on Oil Consumption (201,000) against India (3.18); Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (265,000) against India (4.52); Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (137,400) against India (4.90). Across 111 compared metrics, Ecuador wins on 56 and India wins on 48.

  • 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🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)69.72 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent 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 internetpercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score53.76 points32.96 points
Radios5116
Televisions2.563
Waterways1,50014,500

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country10.76B $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars141.64B $4.52T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)8.17 %6 %
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.92 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.771
Electricity Consumption22.681.14
Electricity Exports2115.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4371
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5412
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables216
Electricity Imports825.62
Electricity Installed Capacity8.19367.8
Electricity Production26.51.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)35.7 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient44.625.5
Gross Fixed Investment24.630
Gross National Saving25.928.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3.7 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.5 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption453.155.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports023.96
Natural Gas Production477.831.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves10.91.29
Oil Consumption201,0003.18
Oil Exports364,500825,600
Oil Imports80,4303.06
Oil Production485,600954,000
Oil Proved Reserves6.515.68
Population Below Poverty Line25 people21.9 people
Public Debt43.246.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption265,0004.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports25,8701.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports153,900653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production137,4004.9
Remittances5.23.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.270.14
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.445.25
Taxes and Other Revenues13.16.7
Unemployment Rate4.8 %4.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.38M130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.292.82
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionnearly 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 populateda very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country134 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources442.41.91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.81 %21.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)177.0268.7
Agricultural land53,672 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,237 km7,000 km
Dam capacity per capita411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land12,520754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15.78 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions2428
Independence2415
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.910.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)55 %80 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.119.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS45,0002.3
Underweight Children Under 54.931.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,0003.07M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)44.32 %71.87 %
Human Capital Index0.650.52
Life expectancy at birth82.2 years76.09 years
Median age of population29.7 years29.19 years
Population Change165,620.1 persons14.13M persons
Population density74.25 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population18.44M persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.430.14
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)17.42 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate77.9 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.12 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate8.82607.69
Learning-adjusted years of school9.91 years9.6 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.14 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)167.08164.95
Military Manpower at Military Age2017
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.69 %84.2 %
Physician Density2.31 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %0.72 %
Population living in slums57.9 %5.41 %
Total deaths82,820.9 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.75 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate1.75 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-14,306.6 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.56 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.350.14
Airports317315
Civil Air Travel2393
Heliports28289

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