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🇪🇨 Ecuador

126 cities · 24 states/provinces · Capital: Quito · South America

17,084,357 Population
126 Cities
$121.1B GDP
$6,738 GDP per Capita
0.765 HDI
77.4 Life Expectancy
283,560 Area (km²)

Ecuador at a Glance

General

CapitalQuito
ContinentSouth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
LanguagesSpanish
CurrencyDollar (USD)

Demographics

Population17,084,357
Density60.3/km²
Median Age28.0
Urban Population63.1%
Birth Rate15.0 per 1K
Death Rate5.1 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.82

Economy

GDP$121.1 billion
GDP per Capita$6,738
HDI0.765
Gini Index45.7
Internet Users72.7%

Geography

Area283,560 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersCOL,PER
Calling Code++593
TLD.ec

Status

ISO CodeEC / ECU
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy77.4 years

Largest Cities in Ecuador

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Quito Pichincha 2,781,641 55°F 9,364 ft
2 Guayaquil Guayas 2,723,665 79°F 46 ft
3 Cuenca Azuay 636,996 62°F 8,150 ft
4 Santo Domingo de los Colorados Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 458,580 74°F 1,821 ft
5 Ambato Tungurahua Province 387,309 40°F 8,520 ft
6 Portoviejo Manabí 321,800 77°F 295 ft
7 Eloy Alfaro Guayas 315,724 79°F 10 ft
8 Machala El Oro 289,141 78°F 52 ft
9 Loja Loja 274,112 72°F 6,759 ft
10 Manta Manabí 264,281 77°F 10 ft
11 Riobamba Chimborazo Province 264,048 55°F 9,111 ft
12 Ibarra Imbabura 221,149 62°F 7,192 ft
13 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas 218,727 77°F 59 ft
14 Quevedo Los Ríos 213,842 78°F 167 ft
15 Latacunga Cotopaxi 205,624 40°F 9,088 ft
16 Daule Guayas 173,684 79°F 92 ft
17 Milagro Guayas 133,508 53°F 46 ft
18 Tulcán Carchi 86,498 50°F 9,718 ft
19 Babahoyo Los Ríos 76,279 53°F 167 ft
20 La Libertad Guayas 75,881 75°F 92 ft

States & Provinces in Ecuador

Azuay 18 Bolívar 18 Cañar 11 Carchi 15 Chimborazo Province 37 Cotopaxi 19 El Oro 42 Esmeraldas 44 Galápagos 3 Guayas 38 Imbabura 27 Loja 40 Los Ríos 23 Manabí 51 Morona-Santiago Province 18 Napo 9 Orellana Province 8 Pastaza Province 9 Pichincha 33 Santa Elena 3 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 9 Sucumbíos 17 Tungurahua Province 24 Zamora Chinchipe 17