Ecuador vs Ethiopia: Urban area over the long-term
Ecuador
2,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ethiopia
2,256 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
Ethiopia rank
56th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,256 km² per grid cell in Ethiopia, a difference of 103 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Ethiopia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 21 and Ethiopia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 0.008 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0062 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 0.0261 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0201 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 0.085 km² per grid cell | 0.0213 km² per grid cell | 0.0636 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 0.2745 km² per grid cell | 0.0738 km² per grid cell | 0.2007 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 0.8823 km² per grid cell | 0.2505 km² per grid cell | 0.6318 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 2.21 km² per grid cell | 0.8454 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 6.61 km² per grid cell | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1710s | 7.45 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1720s | 8.16 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 2.95 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1730s | 8.93 km² per grid cell | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1740s | 9.79 km² per grid cell | 8.32 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1750s | 10.72 km² per grid cell | 10.24 km² per grid cell | 0.4755 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1760s | 11.74 km² per grid cell | 12.46 km² per grid cell | 0.721 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 15.01 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 14.09 km² per grid cell | 17.93 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 15.43 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 5.84 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 16.9 km² per grid cell | 25.09 km² per grid cell | 8.19 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 18.51 km² per grid cell | 29.43 km² per grid cell | 10.93 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 20.25 km² per grid cell | 34.38 km² per grid cell | 14.14 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 27.61 km² per grid cell | 40 km² per grid cell | 12.39 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 34.23 km² per grid cell | 46.38 km² per grid cell | 12.14 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 41.87 km² per grid cell | 53.58 km² per grid cell | 11.71 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 48.92 km² per grid cell | 58.6 km² per grid cell | 9.68 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 54.2 km² per grid cell | 63.99 km² per grid cell | 9.79 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 58.85 km² per grid cell | 70.34 km² per grid cell | 11.49 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 58.88 km² per grid cell | 76.86 km² per grid cell | 17.98 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 58.88 km² per grid cell | 83.15 km² per grid cell | 24.26 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 60 km² per grid cell | 94.01 km² per grid cell | 34.01 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 62.07 km² per grid cell | 103 km² per grid cell | 40.93 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 66.65 km² per grid cell | 114.39 km² per grid cell | 47.75 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 105.44 km² per grid cell | 121.26 km² per grid cell | 15.82 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 172.81 km² per grid cell | 161.16 km² per grid cell | 11.65 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 278.06 km² per grid cell | 241.19 km² per grid cell | 36.87 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 452.04 km² per grid cell | 332.31 km² per grid cell | 119.73 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 736.98 km² per grid cell | 444.02 km² per grid cell | 292.95 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1,101 km² per grid cell | 673.74 km² per grid cell | 427.51 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1,520 km² per grid cell | 961.27 km² per grid cell | 558.75 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1,958 km² per grid cell | 1,426 km² per grid cell | 532.06 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2,258 km² per grid cell | 2,027 km² per grid cell | 230.72 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
- Ecuador, at 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,256 km² per grid cell in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 103 km² per grid cell, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Ethiopia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and Ethiopia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.