Ecuador vs Iraq
Iraq is 70% larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Iraq about 1.7 times.
EcuadorIraqEcuador moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Ecuador is 0.59× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 1.7× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Baghdad |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Ecuador is 41% smaller than Iraq. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Iraq?
- About 1.7 times: Iraq has 1.7× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Iraq 108 per km².