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Ecuador vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 76th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador Malta
Population
18414090
583596
Population rank 71/197 167/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 63/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 105/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 93/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Ecuador and Malta: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and Malta economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

Malta
Year GDP
Ecuador Malta
1960 $2,069,464,937 -
1961 $1,753,850,955 -
1962 $1,518,207,703 -
1963 $1,824,343,871 -
1964 $2,244,146,103 -
1965 $2,387,047,396 -
1966 $2,429,308,639 -
1967 $2,553,595,172 -
1968 $2,582,179,864 -
1969 $3,112,165,727 -
1970 $2,862,503,139 $250,728,796
1971 $2,754,219,271 $264,578,485
1972 $3,185,986,087 $295,106,628
1973 $3,891,754,150 $345,616,106
1974 $6,599,257,044 $376,081,124
1975 $7,731,674,472 $474,618,321
1976 $9,091,921,030 $527,936,989
1977 $11,026,342,618 $625,563,171
1978 $11,922,497,876 $793,673,402
1979 $14,175,160,902 $1,001,288,847
1980 $17,881,508,242 $1,250,198,601
1981 $21,810,759,354 $1,243,509,394
1982 $19,929,846,396 $1,234,474,404
1983 $17,152,477,037 $1,165,729,707
1984 $16,912,509,092 $1,101,807,023
1985 $17,149,088,413 $1,117,797,439
1986 $15,314,138,472 $1,435,038,441
1987 $13,945,426,859 $1,751,293,461
1988 $13,051,881,851 $2,019,503,068
1989 $13,890,823,705 $2,118,655,677
1990 $15,239,272,612 $2,547,328,748
1991 $16,988,535,268 $2,750,216,747
1992 $18,094,238,119 $3,021,942,759
1993 $18,938,717,359 $2,709,193,538
1994 $22,708,673,337 $2,998,505,428
1995 $24,432,884,442 $3,709,360,097
1996 $25,226,393,197 $3,822,489,746
1997 $28,162,053,027 $3,787,070,704
1998 $27,981,896,948 $4,010,092,091
1999 $19,645,272,636 $4,111,891,845
2000 $17,539,454,727 $4,036,809,865
2001 $23,127,055,000 $4,070,867,153
2002 $27,054,197,000 $4,455,127,398
2003 $30,965,208,000 $5,418,315,225
2004 $35,194,947,000 $6,104,141,501
2005 $40,278,849,000 $6,393,234,965
2006 $45,690,762,000 $6,749,838,862
2007 $49,848,725,000 $7,908,412,374
2008 $61,139,438,000 $9,135,419,490
2009 $60,094,978,000 $8,734,745,632
2010 $68,151,329,000 $9,097,044,182
2011 $78,986,648,000 $9,789,361,705
2012 $87,735,048,000 $9,609,532,106
2013 $96,570,334,000 $10,796,782,634
2014 $102,717,794,000 $11,888,032,862
2015 $97,209,558,000 $11,340,795,033
2016 $97,671,433,000 $12,025,782,885
2017 $104,467,486,000 $14,161,366,733
2018 $107,478,961,000 $16,153,779,511
2019 $107,595,830,000 $16,337,793,531
2020 $95,865,473,000 $16,409,900,599
2021 $107,179,074,000 $19,723,563,355
2022 $116,133,121,000 $19,239,187,084
2023 $121,147,057,000 $22,210,718,401
2024 $124,676,074,700 $24,322,006,608

Ecuador and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador Malta
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 -
1967 $454 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $521 -
1970 $465 $828
1971 $434 $874
1972 $488 $976
1973 $579 $1,144
1974 $954 $1,245
1975 $1,086 $1,560
1976 $1,242 $1,727
1977 $1,465 $2,038
1978 $1,541 $2,559
1979 $1,783 $3,196
1980 $2,190 $3,948
1981 $2,601 $3,898
1982 $2,314 $3,788
1983 $1,940 $3,527
1984 $1,864 $3,333
1985 $1,842 $3,322
1986 $1,604 $4,195
1987 $1,426 $5,084
1988 $1,304 $5,814
1989 $1,356 $6,041
1990 $1,455 $7,192
1991 $1,587 $7,559
1992 $1,655 $8,220
1993 $1,698 $7,296
1994 $1,997 $8,000
1995 $2,108 $9,828
1996 $2,136 $10,062
1997 $2,341 $9,893
1998 $2,284 $10,408
1999 $1,575 $10,609
2000 $1,382 $10,348
2001 $1,791 $10,358
2002 $2,059 $11,251
2003 $2,316 $13,594
2004 $2,586 $15,212
2005 $2,909 $15,831
2006 $3,244 $16,654
2007 $3,479 $19,444
2008 $4,195 $22,315
2009 $4,053 $21,176
2010 $4,520 $21,947
2011 $5,154 $23,517
2012 $5,634 $22,878
2013 $6,109 $25,416
2014 $6,406 $27,425
2015 $5,976 $25,530
2016 $5,918 $26,459
2017 $6,233 $30,317
2018 $6,304 $33,382
2019 $6,205 $32,422
2020 $5,464 $31,834
2021 $6,061 $38,065
2022 $6,516 $36,224
2023 $6,738 $40,182
2024 $6,875 $42,347

Ecuador vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador Malta
1950 48.4 63.5
1951 48.9 63.9
1952 49.2 64.1
1953 49.6 64.3
1954 50 65.1
1955 50.4 66.3
1956 50.9 66.8
1957 51.5 67.5
1958 52.1 67.8
1959 52.7 68.4
1960 53.4 68.4
1961 54.1 68.4
1962 54.7 69.2
1963 55.3 69.2
1964 56 69.3
1965 56.5 69.5
1966 57 69.7
1967 57.5 69.8
1968 57.9 69.9
1969 58.3 70.1
1970 58.8 70.4
1971 59.3 70.1
1972 59.8 70.7
1973 60.3 71.3
1974 60.7 71.9
1975 61.1 72.1
1976 61.4 72.2
1977 61.9 72.3
1978 62.4 72.3
1979 62.9 72.5
1980 63.3 72.3
1981 63.8 72.4
1982 64.3 72.8
1983 64.7 73.1
1984 65.2 73.3
1985 65.6 73.9
1986 66.1 74.5
1987 66.6 75.3
1988 67 75.9
1989 67.8 76.2
1990 68.4 76.2
1991 69 76.5
1992 69.5 76.7
1993 70.1 76.8
1994 70.9 76.9
1995 71.3 77
1996 71.8 76.3
1997 72 77.3
1998 71.9 77.8
1999 71.9 77.8
2000 72.1 77.9
2001 72.6 78.9
2002 73.2 78.5
2003 73.6 78.7
2004 73.9 79.2
2005 73.9 79.5
2006 74 79.6
2007 74.2 79.7
2008 74.7 79.7
2009 74.9 80.4
2010 75.2 81.4
2011 75.2 80.8
2012 75.5 81.1
2013 75.8 81.8
2014 76.1 82.3
2015 76.2 82.6
2016 76.1 82.7
2017 76.2 83.1
2018 77.2 82.9
2019 77.3 82.8
2020 72 82.3
2021 72.7 82.3
2022 76.6 82.2
2023 77.4 83.3
2024 77.6 83.5
2025 77.8 83.6

Ecuador and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

Malta
Year Population
Ecuador Malta
1960 4,590,891 326,550
1961 4,722,331 325,250
1962 4,859,269 323,900
1963 5,001,716 322,550
1964 5,149,918 321,250
1965 5,303,963 318,800
1966 5,463,748 315,200
1967 5,629,057 311,550
1968 5,799,680 307,900
1969 5,975,236 304,300
1970 6,155,387 302,650
1971 6,340,052 302,700
1972 6,529,034 302,450
1973 6,722,033 302,200
1974 6,918,573 301,996
1975 7,118,251 304,222
1976 7,320,912 305,774
1977 7,526,819 306,970
1978 7,736,167 310,182
1979 7,948,869 313,342
1980 8,165,877 316,645
1981 8,386,910 318,982
1982 8,611,298 325,898
1983 8,840,417 330,524
1984 9,074,782 330,593
1985 9,311,154 336,452
1986 9,545,998 342,121
1987 9,779,290 344,485
1988 10,010,808 347,325
1989 10,241,852 350,722
1990 10,473,673 354,170
1991 10,702,380 363,845
1992 10,930,128 367,618
1993 11,154,274 371,308
1994 11,372,197 374,797
1995 11,590,514 377,419
1996 11,810,950 379,905
1997 12,031,127 382,791
1998 12,251,184 385,287
1999 12,470,795 387,578
2000 12,689,206 390,087
2001 12,910,740 393,028
2002 13,138,472 395,969
2003 13,372,306 398,582
2004 13,608,701 401,268
2005 13,846,163 403,834
2006 14,086,131 405,308
2007 14,328,773 406,724
2008 14,575,202 409,379
2009 14,825,954 412,477
2010 15,076,695 414,508
2011 15,326,227 416,268
2012 15,572,194 420,028
2013 15,807,128 424,810
2014 16,035,124 433,481
2015 16,266,225 444,220
2016 16,505,139 454,505
2017 16,759,519 467,106
2018 17,049,547 483,903
2019 17,340,021 503,912
2020 17,546,065 515,490
2021 17,682,454 518,150
2022 17,823,897 531,113
2023 17,980,083 552,747
2024 18,135,478 574,346

Fertility rates in Ecuador and Malta

Fertility rate
Ecuador

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Malta
1960 6.72 3.62
1961 6.7 3.27
1962 6.68 3.24
1963 6.65 2.9
1964 6.61 2.79
1965 6.56 2.52
1966 6.51 2.33
1967 6.44 2.24
1968 6.35 2.12
1969 6.25 2.02
1970 6.14 2.03
1971 6.01 2.06
1972 5.87 2.01
1973 5.73 1.65
1974 5.58 1.64
1975 5.43 2.27
1976 5.28 2.21
1977 5.13 2.14
1978 4.99 2.05
1979 4.86 2.1
1980 4.73 1.99
1981 4.61 1.87
1982 4.5 1.9
1983 4.39 1.92
1984 4.31 1.95
1985 4.14 1.95
1986 4 1.93
1987 3.87 1.97
1988 3.79 2.06
1989 3.74 2.1
1990 3.68 2.02
1991 3.63 1.99
1992 3.58 2.07
1993 3.49 1.96
1994 3.42 1.84
1995 3.38 1.77
1996 3.35 1.99
1997 3.29 1.93
1998 3.23 1.84
1999 3.17 1.73
2000 3.1 1.68
2001 3.04 1.48
2002 2.97 1.45
2003 2.91 1.48
2004 2.85 1.4
2005 2.8 1.38
2006 2.75 1.36
2007 2.7 1.35
2008 2.69 1.43
2009 2.68 1.42
2010 2.62 1.36
2011 2.61 1.45
2012 2.51 1.42
2013 2.36 1.36
2014 2.27 1.38
2015 2.21 1.37
2016 2.12 1.37
2017 2.13 1.26
2018 2.11 1.23
2019 2.04 1.14
2020 1.97 1.13
2021 1.91 1.13
2022 1.86 1.08
2023 1.82 1.06

Ecuador and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

Malta
Year Median age, years
Ecuador Malta
1960 18.2 23.6
1961 18 23.8
1962 17.9 24
1963 17.8 24.2
1964 17.8 24.4
1965 17.7 24.5
1966 17.7 24.6
1967 17.7 24.8
1968 17.7 25
1969 17.7 25.5
1970 17.7 25.9
1971 17.8 26.3
1972 17.8 26.8
1973 17.9 27.2
1974 17.9 27.6
1975 18 28
1976 18.1 28.4
1977 18.2 28.7
1978 18.3 29.2
1979 18.4 29.6
1980 18.5 30
1981 18.6 30.3
1982 18.8 30.6
1983 18.9 30.9
1984 19.1 31.2
1985 19.2 31.4
1986 19.4 31.7
1987 19.6 32
1988 19.8 32.4
1989 20 32.7
1990 20.2 33
1991 20.4 33.3
1992 20.6 33.7
1993 20.8 34
1994 21 34.3
1995 21.2 34.7
1996 21.4 35.1
1997 21.6 35.5
1998 21.8 35.8
1999 22 36.1
2000 22.2 36.4
2001 22.4 36.7
2002 22.7 37
2003 22.9 37.4
2004 23.2 37.7
2005 23.4 38.1
2006 23.7 38.4
2007 24 38.7
2008 24.2 39
2009 24.5 39.3
2010 24.8 39.6
2011 25.1 39.9
2012 25.4 40.2
2013 25.7 40.4
2014 26 40.6
2015 26.4 40.6
2016 26.8 40.6
2017 27.2 40.5
2018 27.5 40.2
2019 27.9 39.9
2020 28.3 39.9
2021 28.6 40.2
2022 29 40.8
2023 29.4 41.4
2024 29.8 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Ecuador Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ecuador Malta
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
1.24%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Ecuador Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador Malta
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
1,401 mi
2001

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