Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 4.3 times bigger than Ecuador.
Ecuador is approximately 283,561 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 330% larger than Ecuador.
Meanwhile, the population of Ecuador is ~17.3 million people
(40.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ecuador compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Ecuador using our country comparison tool.