USD
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INR
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Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Ecuador
283,561 km²
8.6% of largest
India is 11.59× larger than Ecuador
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Ecuador
1.2% OF LARGEST
18.29M
PEOPLE
India has 80.04× the population of Ecuador
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Ecuador
3.3% OF LARGEST
$130.32B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Ecuador
2.8% OF LARGEST
40.25K
TROOPS
India has 35.90× the active personnel of Ecuador
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Ecuador
3.4% OF LARGEST
74
AIRCRAFT
India has 29.49× the aircraft of Ecuador
Naval Assets
India
Ecuador
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Ecuador
3.0% OF LARGEST
26.3
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Ecuador
0.8% OF LARGEST
$4B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Ecuador
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Ecuador
$37.8B
Exports
$37.8B
Imports
$33.6B
Trade Balance
+$4.2B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Ecuador
supply
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Ecuador
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
Ecuador
supply
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Ecuador
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
India
consumption
Ecuador
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Ecuador
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Ecuador
4
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
10
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 10
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Ecuador
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Ecuador
28.8
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Ecuador is 0.6 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Ecuador has the highest elderly population at 10.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Ecuador
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
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| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
5
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Ecuador
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $6 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $30 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $450 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $300 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $70 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $22 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $18 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Ecuador
India
Physicians per 1,000
Ecuador
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
India
Ecuador
Diabetes prevalence
India
Ecuador
Obesity prevalence
Ecuador
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Ecuador
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Ecuador vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Ecuador | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 18289896 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 283561 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Quito | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Spanish | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | United States Dollar (USD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary presidential republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Ecuador | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 40,250 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 118,000 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 158,250 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $2,510,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 0 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 214 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 0 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 72 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 26 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Ecuador | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $130,320,560,400 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $7,125 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 45.9 | 25.5 |
| Currency | United States Dollar (USD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 11.6 times larger in area than Ecuador.
That's a massive difference!
India has 80.0 times more people than Ecuador.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Ecuador has the highest GDP per capita at $7,125 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Ecuador vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 30.4x larger than Ecuador's $130B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 80.0x larger than Ecuador's 18M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 11.6x larger than Ecuador.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Ecuador's 40Thousand.
Trade: Ecuador runs a trade surplus of $4B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Ecuador leads with a life expectancy of 78 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology