Ecuador vs Western Sahara: Birth rate
Ecuador
15.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
15.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
110th
Western Sahara rank
107th
Birth rate over time
- Ecuador
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 15.5 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.47 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.53 births per 1,000 people | 51.99 births per 1,000 people | 7.46 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 42.85 births per 1,000 people | 53.87 births per 1,000 people | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 38.52 births per 1,000 people | 42.82 births per 1,000 people | 4.3 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 32.61 births per 1,000 people | 46.14 births per 1,000 people | 13.53 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 28.12 births per 1,000 people | 29.51 births per 1,000 people | 1.39 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 23.72 births per 1,000 people | 22.58 births per 1,000 people | 1.13 births per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 19.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.1181 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 15.68 births per 1,000 people | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 0.4893 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ecuador or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 15.5 births per 1,000 people against 15.03 births per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ecuador and Western Sahara?
- 0.47 births per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Western Sahara rank globally for birth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.