Ecuador vs United Kingdom: Land area

Ecuador

248,360 sq. km

in 2023

United Kingdom

241,930 sq. km

in 2023

Ecuador rank

77th

United Kingdom rank

79th

Land area over time

Ecuador
United Kingdom

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 248,360 sq. km against 241,930 sq. km in United Kingdom, a difference of 6,430 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 79th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Ecuador
Land area in United Kingdom
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.