Ecuador vs Libya
Libya is 6.84 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Libya about 6.8 times.
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Ecuador is 0.15× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 6.84× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Tripoli |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Ecuador is 6.84 times smaller than Libya. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Libya?
- About 6.8 times: Libya has 6.84× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 7,458,555. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².