Ecuador

South AmericaCapital: Quito
2026 population
18.1M
Rank #73 globally
Area
277k km²
Metros tracked
15
56% of population in metros
Composite score
16.8
Rank #74 globally

National Teams

Ecuador on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.

Men's FootballCOMNEBOL
Ecuador
FIFA #23
ELO #9
WC apps 5
No World Cups
Women's Football
Ecuador
WWC apps 1
Best Group stage
No World Cups
Olympics
Ecuador
Games 4
Medals 10
Best #38
4 golds

Administrative subdivisions

25 entries listed under Ecuador across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.

Provinces (24)

Guayas (Wayas)2Manabí (Manawi)2Azuay (Asway)1Cañar (Kañar)1Carchi (Karchi)1Chimborazo (Chimpurasu)1El Oro (Kuri)1Esmeraldas1Loja1Pichincha1Santa Elena1Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Tsachila)1Tungurahua (Tunkurawa)1BolívarCotopaxi (Kutupaksi)Galápagos (Yawatisuyu)Imbabura (Impapura)Los Ríos (Mayukuna)Morona SantiagoNapo (Napu)OrellanaPastaza (Pastasa)Sucumbíos (Sukumpiyu)Zamora Chinchipe (Zamora Chinchipi)

Non-delimited Areas (1)

Zonas no delimitadas

Ecuador metro footprint

15 metros
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15 polygons

Polygons 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

RankMetroScoreTier
#321Quito★ Capital8.0Established Metro
#522Guayaquil▲ Largest4.3Emerging Metro
#1426Ambato0.9Local Metro
#1461Manta0.8Local Metro
#1570Cuenca0.7Local Metro
#1696Machala0.6Local Metro
#2142Loja0.3Local Metro
#2201Esmeraldas0.3Local Metro
#2501Tulcán0.3Local Metro
#2981Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas0.2Local Metro
#3010Santa Elena0.1Local Metro
#3067Portoviejo0.1Local Metro
#3131Riobamba0.1Local Metro
#3229Milagro0.1Local Metro
#3665Azogues0.0Local Metro