Ecuador vs Malawi: Number of people living in the capital city
Ecuador
2.68 million people
in 2100
Malawi
2.93 million people
in 2100
Ecuador rank
68th
Malawi rank
66th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Ecuador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.93 million people against 2.68 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 249,600 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 66th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.48 million people | 899,384 people | 1.58 million people | Ecuador |
| 2030s | 2.69 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.41 million people | Ecuador |
| 2040s | 2.84 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.22 million people | Ecuador |
| 2050s | 2.92 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.00 million people | Ecuador |
| 2060s | 2.95 million people | 2.14 million people | 806,600 people | Ecuador |
| 2070s | 2.93 million people | 2.40 million people | 527,535 people | Ecuador |
| 2080s | 2.87 million people | 2.62 million people | 246,530 people | Ecuador |
| 2090s | 2.76 million people | 2.79 million people | 28,095 people | Malawi |
| 2100s | 2.68 million people | 2.93 million people | 249,600 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Ecuador or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.93 million people against 2.68 million people in Ecuador as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Ecuador and Malawi?
- 249,600 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Ecuador ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 66th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.