Ecuador vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 52% larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Zimbabwe about 1.5 times.
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Ecuador is 0.66× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.52× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Harare |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Ecuador is 34% smaller than Zimbabwe. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.5 times: Zimbabwe has 1.52× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 16,950,795. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².