Which has higher surface area, Ecuador or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 267,710 sq. km against 256,370 sq. km in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Ecuador and New Zealand?

11,340 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Ecuador vs New Zealand: Surface area

Ecuador

256,370 sq. km

in 2023

New Zealand

267,710 sq. km

in 2023

Ecuador rank

77th

New Zealand rank

75th

Surface area over time

Ecuador
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 267,710 sq. km against 256,370 sq. km in Ecuador, a difference of 11,340 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	283,560 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	15,850 sq. km	Ecuador
1970s	283,560 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	15,850 sq. km	Ecuador
1980s	283,560 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	15,850 sq. km	Ecuador
1990s	278,122 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	10,412 sq. km	Ecuador
2000s	256,370 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	11,340 sq. km	New Zealand
2010s	256,370 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	11,340 sq. km	New Zealand
2020s	256,370 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	11,340 sq. km	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Ecuador or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 267,710 sq. km against 256,370 sq. km in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Ecuador and New Zealand?: 11,340 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for surface area?: Ecuador ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 20 August 2026

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