Ecuador vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Ecuador
0.6339 people per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 people per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
113th
South Africa rank
111th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6382 people per person against 0.6339 people per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0043 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3693 people per person | 0.4726 people per person | 0.1033 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4215 people per person | 0.4804 people per person | 0.059 people per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5087 people per person | 0.4943 people per person | 0.0144 people per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.5783 people per person | 0.534 people per person | 0.0443 people per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.6181 people per person | 0.594 people per person | 0.0241 people per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.6293 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 0.002 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6317 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.6382 people per person against 0.6339 people per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0043 people per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.