Ecuador is 172× the size of Delhi
Ecuador (South America) covers about 255,000 km² (98,500 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 255,000km²Ecuador
- 1,480km²Delhi
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- Ecuador
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi fits inside Ecuador about 172 times by area.
- Ecuador is larger by 254,000 km² (97,900 mi²), which is 17,103% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ecuador is about 8.31, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Ecuador also has the larger population: 16.9 million against 16.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 66 in Ecuador: Delhi is 170× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ecuador at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Ecuador as 133× the size of Delhi instead of 172×.
- Together Ecuador and Delhi cover 256,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 254,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Ecuador would have 2.89 billion people (it has 16.9 million). At Ecuador's density, Delhi would have 98,000 (it has 16.8 million).
- Delhi's centre is 30.1° of latitude, about 3,350 km, farther north than Ecuador's.
- Ecuador ranks 78th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,350 km) north of Ecuador, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ecuador would have about 15,050 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Ecuador and Delhi would cover 256,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 33.7 million people, about as many people as Peru.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Delhi would rank 183rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Ecuador | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 255,000 km²98,500 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 257,000 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 77th of 239worldwide | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2022 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 72nd of 237worldwide | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 66 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Quito | – |
| Latitude range | 5°S to 2°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 257,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 255,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12