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title: "Ecuador — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Ecuador: capital Quito, area 283,561 km², population 18,289,896 (2025), currency United States dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/ecuador/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Ecuador

**Ecuador: Capital Quito**

283,561 km² · 18,289,896 people (2025) · United States dollar

The summit of Chimborazo is the point on the Earth's surface farthest from the centre of the planet — about 2 km farther out than Everest — because the equatorial bulge lifts it. The Galápagos, 900 km offshore, are volcanic islands whose isolated species shaped Darwin's thinking. Ecuador is the smallest Andean country but holds a comparable share of the range's biodiversity.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Quito
- **Largest city:** Guayaquil
- **Area:** 283,561 km² — 109,483 sq mi
- **Population:** 18,289,896 (2025)
- **Density:** 64.5 people per km²
- **Currency:** United States dollar (USD, $)
- **Official language:** Spanish
- **Time zones:** UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00
- **Calling code:** +593
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** EC · ECU
- **Continent:** South America

## How it compares

- **By area:** 74 of 200
- **By population:** 71 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 301,340 | 58,915,656 |
| Philippines | 300,000 | 116,786,962 |
| Ecuador ← | 283,561 | 18,289,896 |
| Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 24,074,580 |
| New Zealand | 268,838 | 5,324,700 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Ecuador?

Quito

### What currency does Ecuador use?

The United States dollar (USD).

### How big is Ecuador?

283,561 km², or 109,483 square miles — 74 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Ecuador drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Burkina Faso](https://atoneplace.net/country/burkina-faso/)
- [New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country/new-zealand/)
- [Brazil](https://atoneplace.net/country/brazil/)
- [Colombia](https://atoneplace.net/country/colombia/)
- [Argentina](https://atoneplace.net/country/argentina/)
- [Peru](https://atoneplace.net/country/peru/)
- [Venezuela](https://atoneplace.net/country/venezuela/)
- [Chile](https://atoneplace.net/country/chile/)
- [Bolivia](https://atoneplace.net/country/bolivia/)
- [Paraguay](https://atoneplace.net/country/paraguay/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]