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Ecuador vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ecuador
ecu
Leads on 41 of 121 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 74 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ecuador and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.01) against Ecuador (5.28); Ecuador leads on Population living in slums (57.90 %) against Malaysia (0.20 %); Ecuador leads on Electricity Exports (211) against Malaysia (3). Across 121 compared metrics, Ecuador wins on 41 and Malaysia wins on 74.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)77.17 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.17 %98.02 %★
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: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score53.76 points56.09 points★
Radios510.9★
Televisions2.510.8★
Waterways1,5007,200★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country10.76B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars141.64B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.48 %21.95 %★
Apple Import Volume53.02M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)8.17 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.92 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.783.3★
Electricity Consumption22.68136.9★
Electricity Exports211★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4378★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants54★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables24★
Electricity Imports82★33
Electricity Installed Capacity8.1933★
Electricity Production26.5148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)35.7 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.6★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment24.625.2★
Gross National Saving25.928.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3.7 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.5 %★1.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption453.1★30.44
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production477.8★69.49
Natural Gas Proved Reserves10.9★1.18
Oil Consumption201,000561,000★
Oil Exports364,500644,900★
Oil Imports80,430355,300★
Oil Production485,600664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves6.51★4
Population Below Poverty Line26 people6.2 people★
Public Debt43.2★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption265,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports25,870208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports153,900304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production137,400528,300★
Remittances5.2★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.271.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.44 USD1.26 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.280.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.1★12.6
Top Exporting Countries37.75B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.8 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.5 %★66.12 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.38M★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.29★260.01
Continental Shelf200200
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 highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.92 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country134 Cubic meters per year★64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources442.4580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.81 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)177.02209.87★
Agricultural land53,672 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,237 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,520★4,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15.78 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions24★13
Independence2431★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water69.89 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)53.3413.01★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.921.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,440.73 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)55 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS45,000★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 54.9★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,000136,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)44.32 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.65
Life expectancy at birth82.2 years★80.87 years
Median age of population29.7 years31.44 years★
Population Change165,620.1 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density74.25 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population18.44M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.43★0.29
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)17.42 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate77.9 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.12 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.8218.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.91 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.14 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.08167.88★
Military Manpower at Military Age2021★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.69 %83.21 %★
Physician Density2.31 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.91 %0.97 %★
Population living in slums57.9 %★0.2 %
Total deaths82,820.9 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.75 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate1.75 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-14,306.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.56 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.351.58★
Airports317★100
Civil Air Travel2353★
Heliports28★24

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