Ecuador vs Ethiopia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ecuador
5.47 million people
in 2020
Ethiopia
5.91 million people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
51st
Ethiopia rank
48th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.91 million people against 5.47 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 440,600 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Ethiopia ranks 48th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1980s | 1.79 million people | 1.36 million people | 431,215 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.12 million people | 2.20 million people | 916,360 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.99 million people | 2.93 million people | 1.06 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 4.13 million people | 657,490 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.47 million people | 5.91 million people | 440,600 people | Ethiopia |
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, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 5.91 million people against 5.47 million people in Ecuador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 440,600 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Ethiopia ranks 48th 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.