Ecuador vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 2.51 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into South Sudan about 2.5 times.
EcuadorSouth SudanEcuador moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.4× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 2.51× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Juba |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Ecuador is 2.51 times smaller than South Sudan. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into South Sudan?
- About 2.5 times: South Sudan has 2.51× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 12,188,788. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².