Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on Ecuador & United States and Geography Stats: compare key data on Ecuador & United States compared Geography

STAT Ecuador United States HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Nevada about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Area > Land 276,840 sq km
Ranked 71st. 		9.16 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 33 times more than Ecuador
Area > Land > Per capita 19.88 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 		30.16 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 52% more than Ecuador
Area > Total 283,561 sq km
Ranked 75th. 		9.83 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Ecuador
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 2,087
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States 		715
Ranked 110th.
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 2,087
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United States 		715
Ranked 105th.
Climate tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
Coastline 2,237 km
Ranked 57th. 		19,924 km
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Ecuador
Geographic coordinates 2 00 S, 77 30 W 38 00 N, 97 00 W
Land area > Sq. km 276,840 sq km
Ranked 71st. 		9.16 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Ecuador
Land area > Square miles 105,037 square miles
Ranked 39th. 		3.8 million square miles
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Ecuador
Location Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Natural resources petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Surface area > Sq. km 283,560 km²
Ranked 73th. 		9.63 million km²
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Ecuador
Terrain coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
Area > Water 6,720 sq km
Ranked 61st. 		664,709 sq km
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Ecuador
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Nevada about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Population density > People per sq. km 47.78 people/m²
Ranked 129th. 48% more than United States 		32.35 people/m²
Ranked 149th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point Chimborazo 6,267 m Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
Total area > Sq. km 283,560
Ranked 71st. 		9.63 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Ecuador
Land use > Arable land 4.51%
Ranked 155th. 		16.29%
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Ecuador
Land boundaries > Border countries Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,141 km
Irrigated land 8,650 sq km
Ranked 45th. 		230,000 sq km
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Ecuador
Natural hazards frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 365.06 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than United States 		32.62 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 70th.
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 200 nautical mile
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than United States 		12 nautical mile
Ranked 61st.
Area > Land per 1000 19.08 sq km
Ranked 72nd. 		30.13 sq km
Ranked 51st. 58% more than Ecuador
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m Death Valley -86 m
Coastline per 1000 0.147 km
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than United States 		0.0639 km
Ranked 114th.
Population density 45.38 people per sqkm
Ranked 145th. 52% more than United States 		29.77 people per sqkm
Ranked 167th.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita 19.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		30.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 52% more than Ecuador
Map references South America North America
Capital city with population Quito - 1,500,000 Washington, D.C. - 606,900
Largest city with population Quito - 1,500,000 New York City - 8,168,338
Total renewable water resources None None
Forest area > Sq. km 104,582
Ranked 48th. 		3.03 million
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Ecuador
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000 20.58 km²
Ranked 74th. 		32.59 km²
Ranked 53th. 58% more than Ecuador
Environment > Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
Land use > Other 90.11%
Ranked 108th. 8% more than United States 		83.44%
Ranked 150th.
Area > Total per 1000 19.54 sq km
Ranked 73th. 		32.31 sq km
Ranked 51st. 65% more than Ecuador
Area > Water per 1000 0.463 sq km
Ranked 51st. 		2.19 sq km
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Ecuador
Natural hazards > Volcanism volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood
Land use > Permanent crops 5.38%
Ranked 52nd. 21 times more than United States 		0.26%
Ranked 164th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 17 sq. km
Ranked 64th. 		66.57 sq. km
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Ecuador
Google Street View, year added 2,013
Ranked 14th. About the same as United States 		2,007
Ranked 73th.
Environment > International agreements > Party to Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita 21.44 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		32.5 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Ecuador
Land boundaries > Total 2,010 km
Ranked 85th. 		12,034 km
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Ecuador
Precipitation 1,026 mm
Ranked 33th. 		1,201 mm
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Ecuador
Highest point Mount Chimborazo Mount McKinley
Irrigated land > Per capita 0.673 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 		0.77 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Ecuador
Note Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent
Irrigated land per million 651.36 sq km
Ranked 34th. 		771.61 sq km
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Ecuador
Capital Quito Washington DC
Border to area ratio 0.00784 km/km²
Ranked 100th. 6 times more than United States 		0.00126 km/km²
Ranked 155th.
Marine Coastline 2,237 km
Ranked 57th. 		19,924 km
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Ecuador
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita 1283 1600
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total 16.98 477
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified none of the selected agreements Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Highest town Papallacta Alma
Countries on other side of the world Malaysia , Singapore , Indonesia Mainland: France ( Southern & Antarctic Lands ) Hawaii : Botswana , Namibia Alaska : Antarctica Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef : DR Congo American Samoa : Niger , Nigeria
Forested Land 38.1%
Ranked 62nd. 54% more than United States 		24.7%
Ranked 108th.
Area > Water > Per capita 482.49 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 51st. 		2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Ecuador
Area > Note includes Galapagos Islands includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area > Total > Per capita 20.36 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		32.34 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 59% more than Ecuador
Area > A note includes Galapagos Islands includes only the 50 states and <a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC><a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC>District of Columbia</a></a>
Forest area > % of land area 37.78%
Ranked 66th. 14% more than United States 		33.12%
Ranked 81st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 716.1 cu m/yr
Ranked 13th. 		1,583 cu m/yr
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ecuador
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 51.98 cu m/yr
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than United States 		5.36 cu m/yr
Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 9.92 cu km/yr
Ranked 49th. 		478.4 cu km/yr
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Ecuador
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita 0.144 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than United States 		0.04 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 716.1 cu m/yr
Ranked 13th. 		1,583 cu m/yr
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ecuador
Continent or sub continent South America North America
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.643 cu km/yr
Ranked 44th. 		1.51 cu km/yr
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ecuador
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population 7.3%
Ranked 86th. 78% more than United States 		4.1%
Ranked 115th.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area 37.04%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States 		15.14%
Ranked 80th.
Agricultural land > % of land area 26.77%
Ranked 132nd. 		44.88%
Ranked 81st. 68% more than Ecuador
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area 2.04%
Ranked 111th. 19% more than United States 		1.72%
Ranked 119th.
Arable land > % of land area 4.65%
Ranked 147th. 		17.51%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Ecuador
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 9.92 cu km/yr
Ranked 49th. 		478.4 cu km/yr
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Ecuador
Land boundaries > Total per million 138.5 km
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than United States 		39.57 km
Ranked 135th.
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area 23.73%
Ranked 44th. 72% more than United States 		13.82%
Ranked 104th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 51.98 cu m/yr
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than United States 		5.36 cu m/yr
Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.643 cu km/yr
Ranked 44th. 		1.51 cu km/yr
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ecuador

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