Ecuador vs United Arab Emirates: Urban area over the long-term
Ecuador
2,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2,302 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
United Arab Emirates rank
55th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Ecuador
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,302 km² per grid cell in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 57 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 United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 202 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 0.008 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 0.0261 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0244 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 0.085 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0797 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 0.2745 km² per grid cell | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | 0.2588 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 0.8823 km² per grid cell | 0.047 km² per grid cell | 0.8352 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 2.21 km² per grid cell | 0.1912 km² per grid cell | 2.01 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 6.61 km² per grid cell | 0.7237 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1710s | 7.45 km² per grid cell | 0.6871 km² per grid cell | 6.76 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1720s | 8.16 km² per grid cell | 0.7794 km² per grid cell | 7.38 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1730s | 8.93 km² per grid cell | 0.884 km² per grid cell | 8.05 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1740s | 9.79 km² per grid cell | 1 km² per grid cell | 8.78 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1750s | 10.72 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 9.58 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1760s | 11.74 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 10.45 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1770s | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 11.4 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1780s | 14.09 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 12.43 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1790s | 15.43 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 13.55 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1800s | 16.9 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 14.76 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1810s | 18.51 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 16.08 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1820s | 20.25 km² per grid cell | 2.97 km² per grid cell | 17.28 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1830s | 27.61 km² per grid cell | 3.64 km² per grid cell | 23.97 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 34.23 km² per grid cell | 4.47 km² per grid cell | 29.77 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 41.87 km² per grid cell | 5.48 km² per grid cell | 36.39 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 48.92 km² per grid cell | 6.71 km² per grid cell | 42.21 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 54.2 km² per grid cell | 8.18 km² per grid cell | 46.02 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 58.85 km² per grid cell | 9.81 km² per grid cell | 49.04 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 58.88 km² per grid cell | 11.35 km² per grid cell | 47.54 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 58.88 km² per grid cell | 12.3 km² per grid cell | 46.58 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 60 km² per grid cell | 12.36 km² per grid cell | 47.64 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 62.07 km² per grid cell | 12.36 km² per grid cell | 49.71 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 66.65 km² per grid cell | 12.36 km² per grid cell | 54.29 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 105.44 km² per grid cell | 12.36 km² per grid cell | 93.08 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 172.81 km² per grid cell | 15.47 km² per grid cell | 157.33 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 278.06 km² per grid cell | 33.42 km² per grid cell | 244.64 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 452.04 km² per grid cell | 138 km² per grid cell | 314.04 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 736.98 km² per grid cell | 379.97 km² per grid cell | 357.01 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1,101 km² per grid cell | 685.3 km² per grid cell | 415.96 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1,520 km² per grid cell | 1,186 km² per grid cell | 333.57 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1,958 km² per grid cell | 1,902 km² per grid cell | 55.79 km² per grid cell | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2,258 km² per grid cell | 2,182 km² per grid cell | 76.34 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Ecuador, at 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,302 km² per grid cell in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ecuador and United Arab Emirates?
- 57 km² per grid cell, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United Arab Emirates?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th 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.