United Arab Emirates is about 3.4 times smaller than Ecuador.

Ecuador is approximately 283,561 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 29.48% the size of Ecuador. Meanwhile, the population of Ecuador is ~17.3 million people (7.4 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ecuador vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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