Ecuador vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 58% larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Paraguay about 1.6 times.
EcuadorParaguayEcuador moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.63× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.58× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Asuncion |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Ecuador is 37% smaller than Paraguay. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.6 times: Paraguay has 1.58× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 7,013,078. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².