Ecuador vs Palestine

Ecuador is 31.3 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Ecuador about 31 times.

EcuadorPalestineEcuador moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 31.3× the area of Palestine.
EcuadorPalestine
Area257,204 km²8,220 km²
Population18,289,8965,413,596
Density71 / km²659 / km²
CapitalQuitoEast Jerusalem
RegionSouth AmericaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours23

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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
Yes. Ecuador is 31.3 times larger than Palestine. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
How many times does Palestine fit into Ecuador?
About 31 times: Ecuador has 31.3× the area of Palestine.
Why do Ecuador and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 5,413,596. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Palestine 659 per km².