Ecuador vs United Kingdom: Surface area

Ecuador

256,370 sq. km

in 2023

United Kingdom

243,610 sq. km

in 2023

Ecuador rank

77th

United Kingdom rank

79th

Surface area over time

Ecuador currently reports 256,370 sq. km against 243,610 sq. km in United Kingdom, a difference of 12,760 sq. km.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.