Ecuador vs Ireland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Ecuador
45.7 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
48.36 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
116th
Ireland rank
113th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 48.36 people per square kilometre against 45.7 people per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 2.66 people per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 116th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.17 people per square kilometre | 20.24 people per square kilometre | 13.07 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.75 people per square kilometre | 24.64 people per square kilometre | 13.89 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 16.96 people per square kilometre | 28.55 people per square kilometre | 11.59 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 24.63 people per square kilometre | 30.37 people per square kilometre | 5.74 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 34.21 people per square kilometre | 36.38 people per square kilometre | 2.17 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 40.98 people per square kilometre | 42.79 people per square kilometre | 1.81 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 45.12 people per square kilometre | 47.04 people per square kilometre | 1.92 people per square kilometre | Ireland |
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 square kilometre, Ecuador or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 48.36 people per square kilometre against 45.7 people per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Ireland?
- 2.66 people per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Ireland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and Ireland ranks 113th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.