Ecuador vs East Timor: Urban area over the long-term

Ecuador
2,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
East Timor
2,471 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
East Timor rank
50th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Ecuador
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 2,471 km² per grid cell against 2,359 km² per grid cell in Ecuador, a difference of 112 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and East Timor ranks 50th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador East Timor Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1100s 0.008 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1200s 0.0261 km² per grid cell 0.0214 km² per grid cell 0.0048 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1300s 0.085 km² per grid cell 0.0802 km² per grid cell 0.0048 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1400s 0.2745 km² per grid cell 0.3006 km² per grid cell 0.0261 km² per grid cell East Timor
1500s 0.8823 km² per grid cell 1.13 km² per grid cell 0.2451 km² per grid cell East Timor
1600s 2.21 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell East Timor
1700s 6.61 km² per grid cell 15.85 km² per grid cell 9.25 km² per grid cell East Timor
1710s 7.45 km² per grid cell 18.19 km² per grid cell 10.75 km² per grid cell East Timor
1720s 8.16 km² per grid cell 20.29 km² per grid cell 12.14 km² per grid cell East Timor
1730s 8.93 km² per grid cell 22.64 km² per grid cell 13.7 km² per grid cell East Timor
1740s 9.79 km² per grid cell 25.25 km² per grid cell 15.47 km² per grid cell East Timor
1750s 10.72 km² per grid cell 28.17 km² per grid cell 17.45 km² per grid cell East Timor
1760s 11.74 km² per grid cell 31.42 km² per grid cell 19.68 km² per grid cell East Timor
1770s 12.86 km² per grid cell 35.06 km² per grid cell 22.19 km² per grid cell East Timor
1780s 14.09 km² per grid cell 39.1 km² per grid cell 25.02 km² per grid cell East Timor
1790s 15.43 km² per grid cell 43.62 km² per grid cell 28.19 km² per grid cell East Timor
1800s 16.9 km² per grid cell 48.66 km² per grid cell 31.76 km² per grid cell East Timor
1810s 18.51 km² per grid cell 54.28 km² per grid cell 35.78 km² per grid cell East Timor
1820s 20.25 km² per grid cell 64.62 km² per grid cell 44.38 km² per grid cell East Timor
1830s 27.61 km² per grid cell 76.93 km² per grid cell 49.32 km² per grid cell East Timor
1840s 34.23 km² per grid cell 91.58 km² per grid cell 57.35 km² per grid cell East Timor
1850s 41.87 km² per grid cell 109.03 km² per grid cell 67.16 km² per grid cell East Timor
1860s 48.92 km² per grid cell 129.8 km² per grid cell 80.88 km² per grid cell East Timor
1870s 54.2 km² per grid cell 148.34 km² per grid cell 94.14 km² per grid cell East Timor
1880s 58.85 km² per grid cell 169.53 km² per grid cell 110.68 km² per grid cell East Timor
1890s 58.88 km² per grid cell 193.75 km² per grid cell 134.87 km² per grid cell East Timor
1900s 58.88 km² per grid cell 221.43 km² per grid cell 162.54 km² per grid cell East Timor
1910s 60 km² per grid cell 253.06 km² per grid cell 193.06 km² per grid cell East Timor
1920s 62.07 km² per grid cell 288.71 km² per grid cell 226.64 km² per grid cell East Timor
1930s 66.65 km² per grid cell 329.38 km² per grid cell 262.73 km² per grid cell East Timor
1940s 105.44 km² per grid cell 375.78 km² per grid cell 270.34 km² per grid cell East Timor
1950s 172.81 km² per grid cell 443.72 km² per grid cell 270.91 km² per grid cell East Timor
1960s 278.06 km² per grid cell 565.66 km² per grid cell 287.6 km² per grid cell East Timor
1970s 452.04 km² per grid cell 765.83 km² per grid cell 313.79 km² per grid cell East Timor
1980s 736.98 km² per grid cell 746.03 km² per grid cell 9.05 km² per grid cell East Timor
1990s 1,101 km² per grid cell 854.01 km² per grid cell 247.24 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2000s 1,520 km² per grid cell 1,191 km² per grid cell 329.14 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2010s 1,958 km² per grid cell 1,759 km² per grid cell 199.12 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2020s 2,258 km² per grid cell 2,352 km² per grid cell 94.07 km² per grid cell East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ecuador or East Timor?
East Timor, at 2,471 km² per grid cell against 2,359 km² per grid cell in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ecuador and East Timor?
112 km² per grid cell, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and East Timor?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and East Timor rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Ecuador ranks 53rd and East Timor ranks 50th 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.