Ecuador vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 4% larger than Ecuador.
EcuadorNew ZealandEcuador moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
0.96×
Ecuador is 0.96× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 1.04× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Wellington |
| Region | South America | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- No. Ecuador is 4% smaller than New Zealand. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into New Zealand?
- About 1.0 times: New Zealand has 1.04× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 5,324,700. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².