Bolivia vs Ecuador: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Bolivia
5.02 million people
in 2020
Ecuador
5.47 million people
in 2020
Bolivia rank
54th
Ecuador rank
51st
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.47 million people against 5.02 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 448,670 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 182 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 people | 1.79 million people | 1.79 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.21 million people | 3.12 million people | 1.91 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.67 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.32 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.80 million people | 4.79 million people | 988,415 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.02 million people | 5.47 million people | 448,670 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Bolivia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 5.47 million people against 5.02 million people in Bolivia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 448,670 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Bolivia ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 182 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 cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.