Ecuador vs Senegal
Ecuador is 31% larger than Senegal.
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1.31×
Ecuador is 1.31× the area of Senegal.
| Ecuador | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Dakar |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Ecuador is 31% larger than Senegal. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Ecuador?
- About 1.3 times: Ecuador has 1.31× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Ecuador and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Senegal 96 per km².