Official name
Republic of Ecuador
Name in local language
República del Ecuador (es)
Continent
Americas
Subcontinent
South America
Population (ranking: 69e )
17,535,376 inhabitants (2021)
Population growth
1.50 % / year
Area
256,370 km²
Density
68.40 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 63e )107.436 billions $USD (2019)
GDP/capita (ranking )
6,184 $USD (2019)
GDP growth
0.10 % / year (2019)
Life expectancy (ranking )
76.80 years (2018)
Birth rate
20.78 ‰ (2014)
Fertility rate
2.55 children / woman (2014)
Death rate (ranking )
5.13 ‰ (2014)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
18.40 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
99.06 % (2016)
Official languages
Spanish, Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar
Currency
Dollar $ (USD)
HDI (ranking: 116e )0.759 / 1 (2019)
EPI (ranking )57.42 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Head of State
President Guillermo Lasso
National Day
10 August (declaration of independence of 1809)
ISO Codes EC, ECU
Demonym
Ecuadorian
Tourists (ranking )
2,429,000 people (2018)
Ecuador is a country in South America, bordering Peru to the south and east and Colombia to the north and east. It is bathed to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Volcano Chimborazo, highest peak of Ecuador (6 263 m). Photo: David Torres Costales Guayaquil, main economic city of Ecuador. Photo: Wikipedia Panoramic view of Quito, capital city of Ecuador. Photo: Diego Delso Suburbs of Quito, capital of Ecuador. Photo: Diego Delso Urban areas (2016)
Urban areas
Population
Guayaquil
3,564,222 inhabitants
Quito
2,671,191 inhabitants
Manta
751,053 inhabitants
Cuenca
705,901 inhabitants
Ambato
570,933 inhabitants
Machala
537,823 inhabitants
Quevedo
478,808 inhabitants
Santo Domingo
456,244 inhabitants
Riobamba
428,321 inhabitants
Tulcán - Ipiales (Colombia)
366,636 inhabitants
Latacunga
298,440 inhabitants
Loja
255,938 inhabitants
Esmeraldas
189,504 inhabitants
Ibarra
181,175 inhabitants
La Libertad
170,342 inhabitants
Babahoyo
153,776 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Azuay
838,859 inhabitants
7,995 km²
Bolívar
205,094 inhabitants
3,926 km²
Cañar
267,643 inhabitants
3,142 km²
Carchi
182,719 inhabitants
3,750 km²
Chimborazo
510,935 inhabitants
6,470 km²
Cotopaxi
470,167 inhabitants
5,985 km²
El Oro
689,760 inhabitants
5,817 km²
Esmeraldas
617,851 inhabitants
15,896 km²
Galápagos
30,890 inhabitants
8,010 km²
Guayas
4,207,610 inhabitants
16,803 km²
Imbabura
457,737 inhabitants
4,615 km²
Loja
506,035 inhabitants
10,995 km²
Los Ríos
888,351 inhabitants
7,151 km²
Manabí
1,523,950 inhabitants
18,894 km²
Morona-Santiago
183,728 inhabitants
23,797 km²
Napo
125,538 inhabitants
12,483 km²
Orellana
155,453 inhabitants
21,675 km²
Pastaza
105,494 inhabitants
29,325 km²
Pichincha
3,059,971 inhabitants
9,090 km²
Santa Elena
375,646 inhabitants
3,763 km²
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
434,849 inhabitants
4,180 km²
Sucumbíos
215,499 inhabitants
18,008 km²
Tungurahua
570,933 inhabitants
3,369 km²
Zamora-Chinchipe
112,835 inhabitants
10,456 km²
Zone non délimitée
39,430 inhabitants
775 km²
See also
