Ecuador — Country Profile
An overview of Ecuador covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Ecuador
The capital of Ecuador is Quito. It has a population of approximately 18.1M. The country covers an area of 276,841 km². It is located in South America.
Geography
Ecuador is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 276,841 km². It shares land borders with Colombia and Peru, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Ecuador has a population of approximately 18,135,478 people. Population density is around 65.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Ecuadorean.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Ecuador reports a nominal GDP of about $130.3 billion. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD, symbol $).
Culture & Time
Ecuador operates on a single time zone (America/Guayaquil). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ec.
Government & Status
The capital of Ecuador is Quito. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +593. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is EC.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.