Ecuador

Country in South America

Ecuador is a country in South America, with its capital in Quito. About 18.3 million people live there (2025), making it the 70th most populous of the 195 countries. At 276,841 km², it is the 73rd largest country by area. It borders Colombia and Peru.

Ecuador at a glance

Capital: Quito
Population (2025): 18.3 million
Area: 276,841 km²
Density: 66 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currency: United States dollar
People: Ecuadorean
Calling code: +593
Internet domain: .ec
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Ecuador?

How Ecuador compares

Population rank

70th of 195

7th of 12 in South America

Size rank

73rd of 195

9th of 12 in South America

Crowding

66 per km²

More crowded than 38% of countries

Similar in size: Burkina Faso (272,967 km²).
Similar population: Netherlands (18.1 million).
The United States dollar is also used in 19 other places: the Bahamas, Cambodia, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Panama and 13 more.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Ecuador

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Colombia and Ecuador both have a yellow stripe twice as tall as the blue and red ones, and Ecuador adds its coat of arms. Venezuela's stripes are equal, with an arc of eight white stars.

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Ecuador in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Ecuador

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Ecuador so far, from 180 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

58% right

94th hardest of 176 · 149 answers

Its flag

58% right

20th hardest of 145 · 31 answers

Players find Ecuador on the map in 58% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Peru.
Players recognise the flag of Ecuador in 58% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Ecuador

Ecuador borders 2 countries: Colombia and Peru.

Quick quiz: Ecuador

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Ecuador?
2. What is the capital of Ecuador?
3. Which of these borders Ecuador?

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Questions about Ecuador

Is Ecuador a country?

Yes. Ecuador is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Ecuador?

The capital of Ecuador is Quito.

Which countries border Ecuador?

Ecuador borders 2 countries: Colombia and Peru.

How many countries border Ecuador?

2. Ecuador shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Ecuador?

Ecuador covers 276,841 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso (272,967 km²).

Is Ecuador hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Ecuador in 58% of 149 tries, 94th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Peru.

Which flags look like the flag of Ecuador?

Colombia and Venezuela. Colombia and Ecuador both have a yellow stripe twice as tall as the blue and red ones, and Ecuador adds its coat of arms. Venezuela's stripes are equal, with an arc of eight white stars.

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