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Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador · República del Ecuador

Capital
Quito
Population
18.3 million 2025
Area
276,841 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of EcuadorECUADORQuitoPERUCOLOMBIASouthPacific OceanNorthPacific Ocean0250 km
Ecuador hatched, Quito marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 1.8°S 78.1°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Ecuador is a country in South America bordered by Colombia and Peru. With 276,841 km², it is about the size of Burkina Faso and New Zealand and ranks 73rd of 195 by area.

The World Bank counts 18.3 million people in 2025: 70th of 194 worldwide and 11th of 35 in the Americas. On average, 66 people live on each km². The urban share of the population was 63.4% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$7,125 in current US dollars: 98th of 191 worldwide, 26th of 35 in the Americas. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 77.6 years.

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the equator, in the Western Hemisphere. From 5.0°S to 1.5°N, it spans about 717 km north to south. Directly through the Earth from Quito, the antipode falls on land, in Indonesia.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population18,289,8962025, World Bank70th of 19411th of 35
Area276,841 km²world-countries73rd of 19512th of 35
GDPUS$130.3 billion2025, World Bank, current US$63rd of 1919th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$7,1252025, World Bank, current US$98th of 19126th of 35
Population density66 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries120th of 19418th of 35
Life expectancy77.6 years2024, World Bank63rd of 19411th of 35
Urban population63.4%2025, World Bank97th of 19421st of 35
Forest area49.7% of land2024, World Bank53rd of 19418th of 35
Population growth+0.85% a year2025, World Bank107th of 19413th of 35
Internet users77.2%2024, World Bank105th of 18821st of 35
Fertility rate1.81 births per woman2024, World Bank108th of 19415th of 35
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19514th of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBurkina Faso, New Zealand and Gabon

Closest in populationNetherlands, Guatemala and Cambodia

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Colombia726 km
    Quito to Bogotá, capital to capital
  • Peru1,325 km
    Quito to Lima, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Southern and Western
Capital
Quito
0.21°S 78.50°W
Northernmost latitude
1.46°N
Southernmost latitude
4.99°S
Westernmost longitude
80.96°W
Easternmost longitude
75.25°W
North to south
about 717 km
Antipode of Quito
0.21°N 101.50°E
on land, in Indonesia