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Ecuador
2.0S 77.5W · 24 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR SEPARATES FROM GRAN COLOMBIA · 13 MAY 1830
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1960 - present · Oil, Dollar and the Modern Crisis
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1972 CE · The oil era begins 2 REFS
Jan 2000 · Dollarisation 2 REFS
1845 - 1960 · Cacao, Liberals and Bananas
5 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1835 CE · Darwin reaches the Galapagos 2 REFS
1895 CE · The Liberal Revolution of Eloy Alfaro 2 REFS
1809 - 1845 · The Light of America: Independence and the Republic
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
10 Aug 1809 · The first cry of independence 2 REFS
1822-1830 · Union with Gran Colombia 2 REFS
1534 - 1808 · Conquest, Colony and the Quito School
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6 Dec 1534 · Spanish founding of Quito 1 REF
17th-18th c. · The Quito school of art 2 REFS
c. 1470 - 1533 · The Inca Conquest and the Last Emperor
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c. 1471-1493 · Inca advance into the northern Andes 2 REFS
c. 1493-1525 · Huayna Capac completes the conquest 2 REFS
c. 3500 BCE - c. 1470 CE · Valdivia Potters and the Chiefdoms of the Andes
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c. 3500 BCE · The Valdivia ceramic culture 1 REF
early 2nd millennium CE · Quitu, Cara and Cañari chiefdoms 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Quito
- Population
- 16 m
- Area
- 276,841 km²
- Region
- South America
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Ecuadorean
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$130 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$7,125’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.7%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
0.7%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
59.4%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
18 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
77.6 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
63.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.8’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
93.5%’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
55.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
53.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
47.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
44.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
40.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
32.2’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
7.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.31’20 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
12.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
74.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
69.9%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
93.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
97.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
92.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
67.9%’23 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.4%’14 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
400’14 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
77.2%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
102’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
10.0%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
248,360 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
49.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
21.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.6’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
18.9%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
6.7%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
6.4%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
98.5%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
2.2%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$2.7 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
42,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($130 B), superseding 2024 ($125 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($7,125), superseding 2024 ($6,875) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (3.7%), superseding 2024 (-2.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (0.7%), superseding 2024 (1.5%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (59.4%), superseding 2024 (57.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (98.5%), superseding 2023 (98.7%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (18 m), superseding 2024 (18 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (63.4%), superseding 2024 (63.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14