South America · True size
🇪🇨 Ecuador
2.4×
Ecuador is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
255,662 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#176
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.19%
On the old map
Ecuador looks about the same size as Guatemala on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Ecuador at the size the old map gives it, next to Guatemala's true size. Ecuador's real area is 255,662 km² — Guatemala is 108,521 km².
By area
Ecuador is big enough to fit United Kingdom inside it, by area — 239,619 km² combined.
Ecuador would fit inside New Zealand, the Philippines and Italy, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Ecuador 3.6 times. South Korea fits inside Ecuador 2.6 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Ecuador's middle sits at 1°S, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Ecuador's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.