Ecuador vs Japan
Japan is 47% larger than Ecuador.
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0.68×
Ecuador is 0.68× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 1.47× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Tokyo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Ecuador. 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 Japan?
- No. Ecuador is 32% smaller than Japan. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Japan?
- About 1.5 times: Japan has 1.47× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ecuador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ecuador or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Japan 326 per km².