Ecuador vs Somalia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Ecuador
5.47 million people
in 2020
Somalia
5.26 million people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
51st
Somalia rank
52nd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Ecuador
- Somalia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.47 million people against 5.26 million people in Somalia, a difference of 208,820 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 52nd of 182 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Somalia | 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 | 0 people | 1.79 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.12 million people | 1.11 million people | 2.01 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.99 million people | 1.35 million people | 2.64 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.83 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.47 million people | 5.26 million people | 208,820 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, Ecuador or Somalia?
- Ecuador, at 5.47 million people against 5.26 million people in Somalia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Ecuador and Somalia?
- 208,820 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 52nd 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.