Ecuador vs Equatorial Guinea
Ecuador is 9.17 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Ecuador about 9.2 times.
EcuadorEquatorial GuineaEcuador moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
9.17×
Ecuador is 9.17× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Ecuador | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Malabo |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Ecuador bigger than Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Ecuador is 9.17 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Ecuador?
- About 9.2 times: Ecuador has 9.17× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ecuador or Equatorial Guinea?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 1,938,431. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².