Ecuador is 1.05× the size of United Kingdom
Ecuador covers about 255,000 km² (98,500 mi²) and United Kingdom about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 255,000km²Ecuador
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
500 km
- Ecuador
- United Kingdom
What fits
- United Kingdom is 96% of the size of Ecuador.
- Ecuador is larger by 11,200 km² (4,340 mi²), which is 4.6% of the area of United Kingdom.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ecuador is about 8.31, United Kingdom about 7.95.
How they differ
- Ecuador is larger, but United Kingdom has the larger population: 67.3 million against 16.9 million, 3.97× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 66 in Ecuador: United Kingdom is 4.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,230 km apart.
- On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Ecuador: Ecuador at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.77× the size of Ecuador, when Ecuador is 1.05× the size of United Kingdom.
- Together Ecuador and United Kingdom cover 499,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,200 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At United Kingdom's density, Ecuador would have 70.4 million people (it has 16.9 million). At Ecuador's density, United Kingdom would have 16.2 million (it has 67.3 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 55.5° of latitude, about 6,170 km, farther north than Ecuador's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Ecuador | 1.05× |
| More people | United Kingdom | 3.97× |
| More crowded | United Kingdom | 4.16× |
| Farther north | United Kingdom | 55.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | United Kingdom | 2.9× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Ecuador | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 8.31× | 7.95× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.71× | 0.68× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.68× | 0.65× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.47× | 0.44× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.08× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Ecuador | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 255,000 km²98,500 mi² | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2022 | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 66 per km² | 276 per km² |
| Official area | 257,000 km²Wikidata | 242,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Quito | London |
| Latitude range | 5°S to 2°N | 50°N to 61°N |
| Continent | South America | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. 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 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11