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Ecuador vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has a population of 18.1M (ranked 71/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Ecuador's land area is 95,892 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 76th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Ecuador ranks 63/197 ($125B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Ecuador ranks 105/197 ($6,875), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Ecuador North Korea
Population
18414090
26621357
Population rank 71/197 56/197
GDP
$125B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 63/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$6,875
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 105/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,840
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$68.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,784
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 93/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,020
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
95,892 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
189.1 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.82
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
29.8 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Ecuador and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Ecuador and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Ecuador

North Korea
Year GDP
Ecuador North Korea
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 -
1971 $2,754,219,271 -
1972 $3,185,986,087 -
1973 $3,891,754,150 -
1974 $6,599,257,044 -
1975 $7,731,674,472 -
1976 $9,091,921,030 -
1977 $11,026,342,618 -
1978 $11,922,497,876 -
1979 $14,175,160,902 -
1980 $17,881,508,242 -
1981 $21,810,759,354 -
1982 $19,929,846,396 -
1983 $17,152,477,037 -
1984 $16,912,509,092 -
1985 $17,149,088,413 -
1986 $15,314,138,472 -
1987 $13,945,426,859 -
1988 $13,051,881,851 -
1989 $13,890,823,705 -
1990 $15,239,272,612 -
1991 $16,988,535,268 -
1992 $18,094,238,119 -
1993 $18,938,717,359 -
1994 $22,708,673,337 -
1995 $24,432,884,442 -
1996 $25,226,393,197 -
1997 $28,162,053,027 -
1998 $27,981,896,948 -
1999 $19,645,272,636 -
2000 $17,539,454,727 -
2001 $23,127,055,000 -
2002 $27,054,197,000 -
2003 $30,965,208,000 -
2004 $35,194,947,000 -
2005 $40,278,849,000 -
2006 $45,690,762,000 -
2007 $49,848,725,000 -
2008 $61,139,438,000 -
2009 $60,094,978,000 $23,356,470,000
2010 $68,151,329,000 $25,995,513,000
2011 $78,986,648,000 $29,005,020,000
2012 $87,735,048,000 $29,890,710,000
2013 $96,570,334,000 $30,588,922,000
2014 $102,717,794,000 $30,554,460,000
2015 $97,209,558,000 $30,723,030,000
2016 $97,671,433,000 $28,882,640,000
2017 $104,467,486,000 $29,105,440,000
2018 $107,478,961,000 $28,536,400,000
2019 $107,595,830,000 $28,222,880,000
2020 $95,865,473,000 $27,728,240,000
2021 $107,179,074,000 $32,301,720,000
2022 $116,133,121,000 $28,971,360,000
2023 $121,147,057,000 $32,155,360,000
2024 $124,676,074,700 $34,943,120,000

Ecuador and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Ecuador

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Ecuador North Korea
1960 $451 -
1961 $371 -
1962 $312 -
1963 $365 -
1964 $436 -
1965 $450 -
1966 $445 -
1967 $454 -
1968 $445 -
1969 $521 -
1970 $465 -
1971 $434 -
1972 $488 -
1973 $579 -
1974 $954 -
1975 $1,086 -
1976 $1,242 -
1977 $1,465 -
1978 $1,541 -
1979 $1,783 -
1980 $2,190 -
1981 $2,601 -
1982 $2,314 -
1983 $1,940 -
1984 $1,864 -
1985 $1,842 -
1986 $1,604 -
1987 $1,426 -
1988 $1,304 -
1989 $1,356 -
1990 $1,455 -
1991 $1,587 -
1992 $1,655 -
1993 $1,698 -
1994 $1,997 -
1995 $2,108 -
1996 $2,136 -
1997 $2,341 -
1998 $2,284 -
1999 $1,575 -
2000 $1,382 -
2001 $1,791 -
2002 $2,059 -
2003 $2,316 -
2004 $2,586 -
2005 $2,909 -
2006 $3,244 -
2007 $3,479 -
2008 $4,195 -
2009 $4,053 $939
2010 $4,520 $1,040
2011 $5,154 $1,156
2012 $5,634 $1,186
2013 $6,109 $1,208
2014 $6,406 $1,201
2015 $5,976 $1,201
2016 $5,918 $1,124
2017 $6,233 $1,127
2018 $6,304 $1,100
2019 $6,205 $1,084
2020 $5,464 $1,061
2021 $6,061 $1,231
2022 $6,516 $1,100
2023 $6,738 $1,217
2024 $6,875 $1,319

Ecuador vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ecuador

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Ecuador North Korea
1950 48.4 14.2
1951 48.9 17.7
1952 49.2 32.8
1953 49.6 40.3
1954 50 50.6
1955 50.4 51.8
1956 50.9 52.8
1957 51.5 53.7
1958 52.1 54.5
1959 52.7 55.2
1960 53.4 55.8
1961 54.1 56.4
1962 54.7 57
1963 55.3 57.6
1964 56 58.2
1965 56.5 58.8
1966 57 59.4
1967 57.5 60.1
1968 57.9 60.8
1969 58.3 61.4
1970 58.8 62
1971 59.3 62.7
1972 59.8 63.3
1973 60.3 63.8
1974 60.7 64.3
1975 61.1 64.8
1976 61.4 65.3
1977 61.9 65.8
1978 62.4 66.3
1979 62.9 66.7
1980 63.3 67.2
1981 63.8 67.7
1982 64.3 68.1
1983 64.7 68.5
1984 65.2 68.9
1985 65.6 69.2
1986 66.1 69.5
1987 66.6 69.8
1988 67 70.1
1989 67.8 70.3
1990 68.4 70.5
1991 69 70.7
1992 69.5 71
1993 70.1 70.8
1994 70.9 70.5
1995 71.3 60.8
1996 71.8 60.8
1997 72 60.9
1998 71.9 60.9
1999 71.9 60.9
2000 72.1 60.9
2001 72.6 60.9
2002 73.2 60.9
2003 73.6 69.4
2004 73.9 69.3
2005 73.9 69.2
2006 74 69.1
2007 74.2 69
2008 74.7 69.3
2009 74.9 69.7
2010 75.2 70.2
2011 75.2 70.8
2012 75.5 71.3
2013 75.8 71.9
2014 76.1 72.5
2015 76.2 72.8
2016 76.1 73
2017 76.2 73
2018 77.2 73
2019 77.3 72.9
2020 72 72.8
2021 72.7 73.4
2022 76.6 73.6
2023 77.4 73.6
2024 77.6 73.7
2025 77.8 73.9

Ecuador and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Ecuador

North Korea
Year Population
Ecuador North Korea
1960 4,590,891 11,722,953
1961 4,722,331 11,990,713
1962 4,859,269 12,262,882
1963 5,001,716 12,567,057
1964 5,149,918 12,889,770
1965 5,303,963 13,219,369
1966 5,463,748 13,569,094
1967 5,629,057 13,958,350
1968 5,799,680 14,365,596
1969 5,975,236 14,767,615
1970 6,155,387 15,172,775
1971 6,340,052 15,572,457
1972 6,529,034 15,975,069
1973 6,722,033 16,350,367
1974 6,918,573 16,673,121
1975 7,118,251 16,971,055
1976 7,320,912 17,243,450
1977 7,526,819 17,492,798
1978 7,736,167 17,735,995
1979 7,948,869 17,983,470
1980 8,165,877 18,236,786
1981 8,386,910 18,501,295
1982 8,611,298 18,776,357
1983 8,840,417 19,054,034
1984 9,074,782 19,335,043
1985 9,311,154 19,620,388
1986 9,545,998 19,910,855
1987 9,779,290 20,205,483
1988 10,010,808 20,503,161
1989 10,241,852 20,804,367
1990 10,473,673 21,112,137
1991 10,702,380 21,428,638
1992 10,930,128 21,750,911
1993 11,154,274 22,073,352
1994 11,372,197 22,393,975
1995 11,590,514 22,669,304
1996 11,810,950 22,895,746
1997 12,031,127 23,110,830
1998 12,251,184 23,311,564
1999 12,470,795 23,497,599
2000 12,689,206 23,665,910
2001 12,910,740 23,815,358
2002 13,138,472 23,943,973
2003 13,372,306 24,090,380
2004 13,608,701 24,254,943
2005 13,846,163 24,396,433
2006 14,086,131 24,524,507
2007 14,328,773 24,646,383
2008 14,575,202 24,764,618
2009 14,825,954 24,878,332
2010 15,076,695 24,987,258
2011 15,326,227 25,097,874
2012 15,572,194 25,211,728
2013 15,807,128 25,329,451
2014 16,035,124 25,451,262
2015 16,266,225 25,575,350
2016 16,505,139 25,698,326
2017 16,759,519 25,817,709
2018 17,049,547 25,931,147
2019 17,340,021 26,037,632
2020 17,546,065 26,136,312
2021 17,682,454 26,232,534
2022 17,823,897 26,328,845
2023 17,980,083 26,418,204
2024 18,135,478 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Ecuador and North Korea

Fertility rate
Ecuador

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Ecuador North Korea
1960 6.72 3.57
1961 6.7 3.26
1962 6.68 3.41
1963 6.65 3.63
1964 6.61 3.55
1965 6.56 3.56
1966 6.51 3.71
1967 6.44 4.05
1968 6.35 3.87
1969 6.25 3.86
1970 6.14 3.85
1971 6.01 3.74
1972 5.87 3.89
1973 5.73 3.35
1974 5.58 3.14
1975 5.43 3.05
1976 5.28 2.84
1977 5.13 2.77
1978 4.99 2.79
1979 4.86 2.85
1980 4.73 2.84
1981 4.61 2.92
1982 4.5 2.85
1983 4.39 2.78
1984 4.31 2.71
1985 4.14 2.65
1986 4 2.59
1987 3.87 2.53
1988 3.79 2.47
1989 3.74 2.41
1990 3.68 2.39
1991 3.63 2.35
1992 3.58 2.29
1993 3.49 2.22
1994 3.42 2.18
1995 3.38 2.15
1996 3.35 2.09
1997 3.29 2.03
1998 3.23 1.99
1999 3.17 1.97
2000 3.1 1.94
2001 3.04 1.94
2002 2.97 1.92
2003 2.91 1.91
2004 2.85 1.9
2005 2.8 1.87
2006 2.75 1.94
2007 2.7 1.94
2008 2.69 1.97
2009 2.68 1.91
2010 2.62 1.89
2011 2.61 1.88
2012 2.51 1.88
2013 2.36 1.88
2014 2.27 1.87
2015 2.21 1.86
2016 2.12 1.86
2017 2.13 1.85
2018 2.11 1.83
2019 2.04 1.83
2020 1.97 1.82
2021 1.91 1.81
2022 1.86 1.8
2023 1.82 1.78

Ecuador and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Ecuador

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Ecuador North Korea
1960 18.2 19.9
1961 18 20.2
1962 17.9 20.6
1963 17.8 20.8
1964 17.8 21
1965 17.7 21.2
1966 17.7 21.3
1967 17.7 21.4
1968 17.7 21.4
1969 17.7 21.4
1970 17.7 21.4
1971 17.8 21.2
1972 17.8 20.9
1973 17.9 20.7
1974 17.9 20.7
1975 18 20.9
1976 18.1 21.1
1977 18.2 21.4
1978 18.3 21.8
1979 18.4 22.2
1980 18.5 22.5
1981 18.6 22.8
1982 18.8 23.1
1983 18.9 23.5
1984 19.1 23.9
1985 19.2 24.2
1986 19.4 24.5
1987 19.6 24.8
1988 19.8 25.1
1989 20 25.6
1990 20.2 26
1991 20.4 26.4
1992 20.6 26.8
1993 20.8 27.2
1994 21 27.6
1995 21.2 28
1996 21.4 28.3
1997 21.6 28.8
1998 21.8 29.2
1999 22 29.6
2000 22.2 30.1
2001 22.4 30.5
2002 22.7 31
2003 22.9 31.4
2004 23.2 31.8
2005 23.4 32.1
2006 23.7 32.5
2007 24 32.9
2008 24.2 33.3
2009 24.5 33.7
2010 24.8 34
2011 25.1 34.3
2012 25.4 34.5
2013 25.7 34.7
2014 26 35
2015 26.4 35.2
2016 26.8 35.4
2017 27.2 35.7
2018 27.5 35.9
2019 27.9 36.2
2020 28.3 36.4
2021 28.6 36.6
2022 29 36.8
2023 29.4 37.1
2024 29.8 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ecuador North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.8%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
42,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.95%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
57.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
55.8
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.4%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.5%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
26
2000
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$747M
2000
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.91B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$6.54B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
2,108,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.12%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
64.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ecuador North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
905 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
45.3 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.52 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
18.9%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.2%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-69.4%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,589 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.9%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
74.6%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Ecuador North Korea
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,704
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
65%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.7
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
49
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
45.7
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.1
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
104
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.3%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
1.24%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
77.2%
2024
0%
2012

Health

Ecuador North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$493
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$160
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
77.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.32%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.31
2020
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
55
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.1
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
67
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.2%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.54 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Ecuador North Korea
% of world land
0.17%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
5,288 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,656 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,510 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
26,853 mi
2015
15,879 mi
2006

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