Ecuador vs Mexico: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Ecuador
0.0138 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mexico
0.015 sq. km per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
83rd
Mexico rank
80th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.015 sq. km per person against 0.0138 sq. km per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0012 sq. km per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

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

Ecuador ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 80th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0523 sq. km per person 0.0452 sq. km per person 0.0071 sq. km per person Ecuador
1970s 0.0396 sq. km per person 0.0336 sq. km per person 0.006 sq. km per person Ecuador
1980s 0.0303 sq. km per person 0.0263 sq. km per person 0.004 sq. km per person Ecuador
1990s 0.0237 sq. km per person 0.0216 sq. km per person 0.0021 sq. km per person Ecuador
2000s 0.0181 sq. km per person 0.0185 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Mexico
2010s 0.0154 sq. km per person 0.0162 sq. km per person 0.0008 sq. km per person Mexico
2020s 0.014 sq. km per person 0.0152 sq. km per person 0.0012 sq. km per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Ecuador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.015 sq. km per person against 0.0138 sq. km per person in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Ecuador and Mexico?
0.0012 sq. km per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Ecuador ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.