Ecuador vs Mexico
Mexico is 7.67 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Mexico about 7.7 times.
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Ecuador is 0.13× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 7.67× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Mexico City |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Ecuador is 7.67 times smaller than Mexico. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Mexico?
- About 7.7 times: Mexico has 7.67× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Mexico 67 per km².