Ecuador Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Ecuador, civil time is represented by America/Guayaquil, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 120 V, the international calling code is +593, and the country-code domain is .ec.
Ecuador time right now
Civil time reference
Ecuador uses multiple IANA zones on this page: America/Guayaquil, Pacific/Galapagos.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Ecuador.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
How Ecuador is identified internationally
For Ecuador, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Ecuador practical data table
| Field | Ecuador | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Guayaquil | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 120 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +593 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .ec | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | EC | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | ECU | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 218 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Ecuador's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +593, ccTLD .ec, time-zone reference America/Guayaquil, and identify the authority used for each claim.