Ecuador vs Morocco: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2020
Morocco
0.2%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
98th
Morocco rank
97th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Ecuador
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 98th and Morocco ranks 97th of 144 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Morocco |
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 Morocco?
- Morocco, 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 Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Morocco rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Ecuador ranks 98th and Morocco ranks 97th 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.