Ecuador
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Ecuador.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Ecuador vs Peru
124 shared metrics.
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Peru
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Peru.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Machu Picchu sits above 2,400 m, so Peru's famous Inca site is also a mountain clue.
Analysis
Peru leads in 69 of 124 shared metrics, while Ecuador leads in 55.
Ecuador's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 22.4x that of Peru (0.49 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Ecuador's Capital Elevation is 17.5x that of Peru (2.9K m vs 154 m).
Ecuador's Homicide Rate is 4.3x that of Peru (45.72 per 100k vs 8.6 per 100k).
Ecuador's Suicide Rate is 3.9x that of Peru (7.6 per 100k vs 1.5 per 100k).
Ecuador's Time Zones Count is 3.0x that of Peru (4.0 time zones vs 1.0 time zones).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleEcuador leads
Ecuador
0.49 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
Capital ElevationEcuador leads
Ecuador
2.9K m
Peru
154 m
Homicide RateEcuador leads
Ecuador
45.72 per 100k
Peru
8.6 per 100k
Suicide RateEcuador leads
Ecuador
7.6 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
Time Zones CountEcuador leads
Ecuador
4.0 time zones
Peru
1.0 time zones
Population DensityEcuador leads
Ecuador
72.4 /km²
Peru
26.44 /km²
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EcuadorEcuador
0.49 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
2243% higher
Capital Elevation
EcuadorEcuador
2.9K m
Peru
154 m
1751% higher
Homicide Rate
EcuadorEcuador
45.72 per 100k
Peru
8.6 per 100k
431% higher
Suicide Rate
EcuadorEcuador
7.6 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
391% higher
Time Zones Count
EcuadorEcuador
4.0 time zones
Peru
1.0 time zones
300% higher
Population Density
EcuadorEcuador
72.4 /km²
Peru
26.44 /km²
174% higher
Military Spending
EcuadorEcuador
2.2% of GDP
Peru
0.91% of GDP
144% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
EcuadorEcuador
139.6 kg/person/yr
Peru
62.15 kg/person/yr
125% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EcuadorEcuador
74.82% of firms
Peru
33.51% of firms
123% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EcuadorEcuador
1.8 per 1M people
Peru
0.82 per 1M people
123% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
EcuadorEcuador
12.84% of firms
Peru
6.1% of firms
111% higher
Solar Electricity Share
PeruEcuador
0.11%
Peru
3.0%
96% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
EcuadorEcuador
10.0%
Peru
5.2%
92% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
EcuadorEcuador
14.4% of firms
Peru
7.6% of firms
90% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EcuadorEcuador
5.8% of GDP
Peru
3.1% of GDP
87% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
EcuadorEcuador
45.22 kg/person/yr
Peru
24.41 kg/person/yr
85% higher
Wind Electricity Share
PeruEcuador
0.52%
Peru
3.5%
85% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
PeruEcuador
0.35% of GDP
Peru
2.4% of GDP
85% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
EcuadorEcuador
23.4 per 100k
Peru
12.7 per 100k
84% higher
Forest Area
PeruEcuador
123.1K km²
Peru
718.1K km²
83% lower
Airports
EcuadorEcuador
320
Peru
175
83% higher
Land Area
PeruEcuador
248.4K km²
Peru
1.28M km²
81% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
PeruEcuador
10.08% of adults
Peru
42.5% of adults
76% lower
Spirits Consumption
PeruEcuador
0.45 L/person/yr
Peru
1.8 L/person/yr
74% lower
Air Passengers
PeruEcuador
4.57M
Peru
17.72M
74% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
PeruEcuador
42.0K
Peru
158.0K
73% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PeruEcuador
36.51 per 100k
Peru
128.12 per 100k
72% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
PeruEcuador
8.3 kg/person/yr
Peru
26.83 kg/person/yr
69% lower
Land Border Length
PeruEcuador
2.2K km
Peru
7.1K km
68% lower
Foreign Patents
PeruEcuador
373
Peru
1.1K
67% lower
Domestic Patents
PeruEcuador
35
Peru
94
63% lower
Water Withdrawal
PeruEcuador
9.9 B m³
Peru
25.92 B m³
62% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
PeruEcuador
5.0 sites
Peru
13 sites
62% lower
Alcohol Consumption
PeruEcuador
2.5 L/adult/yr
Peru
6.5 L/adult/yr
61% lower
Broadband Access (%)
EcuadorEcuador
16 per 100 people
Peru
10 per 100 people
60% higher
Border Neighbors
PeruEcuador
2.0
Peru
5.0
60% lower
GDP (Nominal)
PeruEcuador
$124,676,074,700
Peru
$289,221,969,062.94
57% lower
Irrigated Land
PeruEcuador
12.5K km²
Peru
25.8K km²
51% lower
Railway Length
PeruEcuador
965 km
Peru
1.9K km
48% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
PeruEcuador
8.44M kW
Peru
16.16M kW
48% lower
Electricity Generation
PeruEcuador
33 TWh
Peru
63.85 TWh
48% lower
Smoking Rate
EcuadorEcuador
10.2%
Peru
7.1%
44% higher
Population
PeruEcuador
18.48M
Peru
32.77M
44% lower
Water Stress (%)
EcuadorEcuador
2.2%
Peru
1.6%
42% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
EcuadorEcuador
69.89%
Peru
49.43%
41% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
EcuadorEcuador
154
Peru
111
39% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PeruEcuador
18.9%
Peru
30.6%
38% lower
Women in Senior Management
EcuadorEcuador
45.28% of managers
Peru
32.91% of managers
38% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PeruEcuador
16.66 µg/m³
Peru
27.04 µg/m³
38% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
EcuadorEcuador
27.2% of adults
Peru
19.8% of adults
37% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
EcuadorEcuador
2.3 per 1k
Peru
1.7 per 1k
37% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
PeruEcuador
118.37 per 1k people
Peru
181.58 per 1k people
35% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
PeruEcuador
159.02 gCO2/kWh
Peru
238.25 gCO2/kWh
33% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
PeruEcuador
22.46% of adults
Peru
32.85% of adults
32% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
PeruEcuador
47.96 Mt CO2e
Peru
69.27 Mt CO2e
31% lower
Beer Consumption
PeruEcuador
1.7 L/person/yr
Peru
2.5 L/person/yr
30% lower
Tourism Revenue
PeruEcuador
$705,000,000
Peru
$1,002,000,000
30% lower
Teen Birth Rate
EcuadorEcuador
55.53 per 1k
Peru
43.56 per 1k
27% higher
Death Rate
PeruEcuador
7.1 per 1k
Peru
9.8 per 1k
27% lower
Urban Population (%)
PeruEcuador
63.24%
Peru
85.19%
26% lower
Inflation Rate
PeruEcuador
1.5%
Peru
2.0%
25% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
PeruEcuador
0.39
Peru
0.51
24% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
EcuadorEcuador
7.5% of GDP
Peru
6.1% of GDP
24% higher
CO2 Per Capita
EcuadorEcuador
2.5 t/person/yr
Peru
2.1 t/person/yr
23% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
EcuadorEcuador
43.2% of GDP
Peru
35.2% of GDP
23% higher
Scientific Publications
PeruEcuador
3.6K
Peru
4.6K
22% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
PeruEcuador
1.3 per 1k
Peru
1.6 per 1k
19% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
PeruEcuador
102 per 100 people
Peru
125 per 100 people
18% lower
Infant Mortality
PeruEcuador
11.1 per 1k births
Peru
13.5 per 1k births
18% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
PeruEcuador
13.09% of GDP
Peru
15.92% of GDP
18% lower
Child Mortality
PeruEcuador
13.1 per 1k births
Peru
15.8 per 1k births
17% lower
Imports (% GDP)
EcuadorEcuador
26.92% of GDP
Peru
22.94% of GDP
17% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PeruEcuador
10% of adults
Peru
11.9% of adults
16% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
EcuadorEcuador
91.2%
Peru
78.77%
16% higher
Digital Payments Used
PeruEcuador
43.3% of adults
Peru
51.71% of adults
16% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
PeruEcuador
34.13 hrs/week
Peru
39.67 hrs/week
14% lower
GNI Per Capita
PeruEcuador
$6,430
Peru
$7,500
14% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
PeruEcuador
8.2% of youth labor force
Peru
9.5% of youth labor force
14% lower
Credit Card Ownership
EcuadorEcuador
14.4% of adults
Peru
12.65% of adults
14% higher
Inequality (Gini)
EcuadorEcuador
45.2
Peru
40.1
13% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
EcuadorEcuador
21.54%
Peru
19.05%
13% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
PeruEcuador
49.55%
Peru
56.1%
12% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EcuadorEcuador
43.07%
Peru
38.46%
12% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
PeruEcuador
$15,840.27
Peru
$17,802.42
11% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
EcuadorEcuador
$492.84
Peru
$445.86
11% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EcuadorEcuador
33 pts
Peru
30 pts
10% higher
Elderly Population (%)
PeruEcuador
8.3%
Peru
9.2%
10% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
PeruEcuador
0.61
Peru
0.67
9% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
EcuadorEcuador
904.74 kg oil eq/person
Peru
826.71 kg oil eq/person
9% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
PeruEcuador
3.9% of GDP
Peru
4.2% of GDP
8% lower
Coastline Length
PeruEcuador
2.2K km
Peru
2.4K km
7% lower
Highest Elevation
PeruEcuador
6.3K m
Peru
6.7K m
7% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
PeruEcuador
0.71
Peru
0.76
7% lower
Shipping Traffic
PeruEcuador
2.68M
Peru
2.87M
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
PeruEcuador
77%
Peru
81.96%
6% lower
Exports (% GDP)
EcuadorEcuador
30.28% of GDP
Peru
28.54% of GDP
6% higher
Birth Rate
EcuadorEcuador
17.42 per 1k
Peru
16.43 per 1k
6% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
PeruEcuador
21.05% of firms
Peru
22.39% of firms
6% lower
Protected Land (%)
EcuadorEcuador
23.6%
Peru
22.5%
5% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
EcuadorEcuador
99.4%
Peru
94.9%
5% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PeruEcuador
25.36%
Peru
26.66%
5% lower
Food Waste per Person
EcuadorEcuador
162.52 kg/person/yr
Peru
154.18 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Median Age
PeruEcuador
28.4 years
Peru
29.5 years
4% lower
Political Corruption Index
EcuadorEcuador
0.65
Peru
0.63
3% higher
Electricity Access (%)
EcuadorEcuador
98.7%
Peru
96.2%
3% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
EcuadorEcuador
96.26%
Peru
93.66%
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
EcuadorEcuador
6.1 pts
Peru
6.0 pts
3% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
EcuadorEcuador
92.8% of adults
Peru
90.2% of adults
3% higher
Informal Employment Share
PeruEcuador
68.45% of employed people
Peru
70.46% of employed people
3% lower
Human Development Index
PeruEcuador
0.78
Peru
0.79
2% lower
Dependency Ratio
PeruEcuador
48.81% of working-age pop.
Peru
49.7% of working-age pop.
2% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
EcuadorEcuador
0.79
Peru
0.78
2% higher
Fertility Rate
EcuadorEcuador
2.2 children/woman
Peru
2.1 children/woman
2% higher
Youth Population (%)
EcuadorEcuador
24.46%
Peru
23.97%
2% higher
Obesity Rate
PeruEcuador
26.98%
Peru
27.18%
1% lower
Unemployment Rate
PeruEcuador
4.8%
Peru
4.8%
1% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
EcuadorEcuador
11 days/yr
Peru
11 days/yr
equal
Coal Electricity Share
PeruEcuador
0%
Peru
0.02%
ranked lower
Life Expectancy
PeruEcuador
77.4 years
Peru
77.7 years
equal
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
EcuadorEcuador
1.6K kWh/person
Peru
1.6K kWh/person
equal
GDP Growth Rate
PeruEcuador
-2%
Peru
3.3%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PeruEcuador
0 per 1M people
Peru
0.03 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
EcuadorEcuador
0 m
Peru
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
EcuadorEcuador
3.0
Peru
3.0
equal
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