Recognised as Country
Ecuador
- EC
- South America
- USD
- .ec
Ecuador (EC/ECU) is a country in South America with its capital at Quito. It covers about 283,561 km² with a population of roughly 18,000,000, uses the USD, dials on +593, owns the .ec internet domain and keeps its capital on America/Guayaquil. It borders 2 countries.
Identity
Official short nameEcuador
CapitalQuito
ContinentSouth America
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2EC
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ECU
Internet TLD.ec
Calling code+593
Currency codeUSD
Geography
Latitude1.8312° S
Longitude78.1834° W
HemisphereSouthern and Western
Area283,561 km²109,484 square miles
Land neighbours2
Distance from London9,345 kmto the approximate centre of Ecuador, not to Quito. W, bearing 259.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAmerica/Guayaquilthe IANA zone for Quito; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC-05:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC-05:00
Offset in JulyUTC-05:00
Current offsetUTC-05:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 10:04
Hours ahead of UTC-5
Population & scale
Population18,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density63.5 per km²≈
Share of world population0.222%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset73 of 196
Population rank in this dataset70 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Colombia833 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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