Ecuador vs India: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2020
India
0.1%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
98th
India rank
100th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 98th and India ranks 100th of 144 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 0.8% | 5.3% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | India |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | India |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Ecuador or India?
- Ecuador, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Ecuador and India?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Ecuador ranks 98th and India ranks 100th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.