Ecuador vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Peru
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
89th
Peru rank
90th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 89th and Peru ranks 90th of 211 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP Peru
1970s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Peru
1980s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP Peru
1990s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Peru
2000s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Peru
2010s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Peru
2020s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Peru

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 unit of gdp, Ecuador or Peru?
Ecuador, at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Peru?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 89th and Peru ranks 90th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.