Ecuador vs South Korea: Annual rate of change in urban populations

Ecuador
0.1489
in 2020
South Korea
0.2011
in 2020
Ecuador rank
98th
South Korea rank
96th

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Korea
02.557.51012.5195519872020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.2011 against 0.1489 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0522.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 96th of 144 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.05 2.41 3.64 Ecuador
1970s 0.3426 3.48 3.14 South Korea
1980s 1.17 1.56 0.3863 South Korea
1990s 0.5987 0.8013 0.2026 South Korea
2000s 0.8365 0.2668 0.5696 Ecuador
2010s 0.4743 -0.2116 0.6859 Ecuador
2020s 0.1489 0.2011 0.0521 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, Ecuador or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.2011 against 0.1489 in Ecuador as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between Ecuador and South Korea?
0.0522, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
Ecuador ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 96th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual rate of change in urban populations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual rate of change in urban populations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed