Ecuador
At a glance
- Official languages
- Spanish, Shuar, Northern Quichua
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- National Assembly
- Demonym
- Ecuadorian
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +593
- Internet TLD
- .ec
- ISO 3166
- EC
- Established
- 1840
- Highest point
- Chimborazo (6,263 m (20,548 ft))
- National anthem
- Salve, Oh Patria
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History13 leaders · click to expand
Noboa era
Daniel Noboa✦ Current
2023–PresentPresident
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Noboa✦ Current | President | 2023–Present |
Post-Correa realignment
Guillermo Lasso
2021–2023President
Lenin Moreno
2017–2021President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Lasso | President | 2021–2023 |
| Lenin Moreno | President | 2017–2021 |
Citizens' Revolution
Rafael Correa
2007–2017President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Correa | President | 2007–2017 |
Republic of Ecuador
José María Velasco Ibarra
1968–2007President
Galo Plaza
1948–1968President
José María Velasco Ibarra
1934–1948President
Leónidas Plaza
1901–1934President
Eloy Alfaro
1895–1901President
Ignacio de Veintimilla
1876–1895President
Gabriel García Moreno
1861–1876President
Vicente Rocafuerte
1835–1861President
Juan José Flores
1830–1835President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| José María Velasco Ibarra | President | 1968–2007 |
| Galo Plaza | President | 1948–1968 |
| José María Velasco Ibarra | President | 1934–1948 |
| Leónidas Plaza | President | 1901–1934 |
| Eloy Alfaro | President | 1895–1901 |
| Ignacio de Veintimilla | President | 1876–1895 |
| Gabriel García Moreno | President | 1861–1876 |
| Vicente Rocafuerte | President | 1835–1861 |
| Juan José Flores | President | 1830–1835 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenepa War | 1995 | Peru | 84–410 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
Ecuador on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
25 entries listed under Ecuador across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Provinces (24)
Non-delimited Areas (1)
Ecuador metro footprint
15 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
15 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #338 | Quito★ Capital | Pichincha | 2.9M | 7.5 | Established Metro |
| #524 | Guayaquil▲ Largest | Guayas (Wayas) | 3.3M | 4.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1438 | Ambato | Tungurahua (Tunkurawa) | 387K | 0.9 | Local Metro |
| #1474 | Manta | Manabí (Manawi) | 264K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1578 | Cuenca | Azuay (Asway) | 637K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1705 | Machala | El Oro (Kuri) | 289K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2147 | Loja | Loja | 274K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2206 | Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas | 219K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2486 | Tulcán | Carchi (Karchi) | 102K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2979 | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Tsachila) | 459K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #3018 | Santa Elena | Santa Elena | 401K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3075 | Portoviejo | Manabí (Manawi) | 322K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3137 | Riobamba | Chimborazo (Chimpurasu) | 264K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3231 | Milagro | Guayas (Wayas) | 200K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3699 | Azogues | Cañar (Kañar) | 86K | 0.0 | Local Metro |