Ecuador vs Republic of Korea: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Ecuador
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ranks 96th of 144 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
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 Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador 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 Republic of Korea?
- 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Republic of Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Republic of Korea rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Ecuador ranks 98th and Republic of Korea ranks 96th 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.