Brazil vs Ecuador: Population density of the capital city
Brazil
6,061 people per km²
in 2100
Ecuador
6,103 people per km²
in 2100
Brazil rank
85th
Ecuador rank
83rd
Population density of the capital city over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6,103 people per km² against 6,061 people per km² in Brazil, a difference of 42 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 83rd of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6,722 people per km² | 6,583 people per km² | 138.57 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2030s | 6,729 people per km² | 6,506 people per km² | 223.04 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2040s | 6,744 people per km² | 6,589 people per km² | 155.25 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2050s | 6,828 people per km² | 6,652 people per km² | 176.08 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2060s | 6,832 people per km² | 6,672 people per km² | 160.44 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2070s | 6,762 people per km² | 6,633 people per km² | 129.39 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2080s | 6,503 people per km² | 6,486 people per km² | 16.91 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2090s | 6,248 people per km² | 6,283 people per km² | 34.89 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2100s | 6,061 people per km² | 6,103 people per km² | 41.86 people per km² | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6,103 people per km² against 6,061 people per km² in Brazil as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 42 people per km², with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Brazil ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 83rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.