South America · South America
Ecuador
Ecuador is a country in South America. Its capital is Quito. It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Capital
- Quito
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- South America
- Currency
- US Dollar USD5
- United Nations
- Member since December 21, 19456
- Internet domain
- .ec7
- Country code
- EC · ECU
At a glance
Ecuador in numbers
- Population 18.4 million118,444,506 No. 71 of 195
- Area 257,215 km²2 No. 76 of 195
- Population density 72 per km²12 No. 116 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$130.3 billion3 No. 63 of 189
- GDP per person $7,1254 No. 97 of 189
- Life expectancy 77.9 years1 No. 63 of 195
- Median age 29.7 years1 No. 99 of 195
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Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.