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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.