Ecuador vs South Africa
South Africa is 4.75 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into South Africa about 4.7 times.
EcuadorSouth AfricaEcuador moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.21× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 4.75× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Pretoria |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Ecuador is 4.75 times smaller than South Africa. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into South Africa?
- About 4.7 times: South Africa has 4.75× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², South Africa 53 per km².