Ecuador vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 4.29 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Ethiopia about 4.3 times.
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Ecuador is 0.23× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 4.29× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Addis Ababa |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Ecuador is 4.29 times smaller than Ethiopia. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.3 times: Ethiopia has 4.29× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².