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Ecuador vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Ecuador
ecu
Leads on 48 of 121 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 65 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ecuador and Thailand: Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (265,000) against Thailand (1.33); Ecuador leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (137,400) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Ecuador (4.68). Across 121 compared metrics, Ecuador wins on 48 and Thailand wins on 65.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)77.17 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.17 %90.87 %★
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: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score53.76 points56.72 points★
Radios513.96★
Televisions2.515.19★
Waterways1,5004,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country10.76B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars141.64B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)18.48 %21.58 %★
Apple Import Volume53.02M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)8.17 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.92 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.784.6★
Electricity Consumption22.68187.7★
Electricity Exports211★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants54★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables216★
Electricity Imports82★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity8.1944.89★
Electricity Production26.5181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)35.7 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.6★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment24.628.8★
Gross National Saving25.934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3.7 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.5 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption453.1★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production477.8★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves10.9193.4★
Oil Consumption201,000988,000★
Oil Exports364,500★269,100
Oil Imports80,430807,100★
Oil Production485,600★406,800
Oil Proved Reserves6.51435★
Population Below Poverty Line26 people5.4 people★
Public Debt43.2★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption265,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports25,870278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports153,900★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production137,400★1.33
Remittances5.2★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.270.34★
Robotics Research Funding0.44 USD0.48 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.680★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.115.4★
Top Exporting Countries37.75B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.8 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.5 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.38M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.29★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 populatedhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.92 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country134 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources442.4★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.81 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)177.02★142.5
Agricultural land53,672 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,237 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita411.26 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,52064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country15.78 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions2476★
Independence24123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)37.2719.51★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.910.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,440.73 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)55 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.123.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS45,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 54.9★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)42,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)44.32 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.65★0.63
Life expectancy at birth82.2 years★80.78 years
Median age of population29.7 years41.03 years★
Population Change165,620.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density74.25 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population18.44M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.43★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)17.42 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate77.9 %★73 %
Death Rate (%)7.12 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age4.95M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.8240.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.91 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.14 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.08169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.69 %★62.64 %
Physician Density2.31 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums57.9 %★2 %
Total deaths82,820.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)60.75 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.75 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-14,306.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.56 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇪🇨 Ecuador🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.351.01★
Airports317★105
Civil Air Travel2341★
Heliports28★5

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