Ecuador vs Ireland: Population density
Ecuador
76.87 people per km²
in 2100
Ireland
76.73 people per km²
in 2100
Ecuador rank
141st
Ireland rank
142nd
Population density over time
- Ecuador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 76.87 people per km² against 76.73 people per km² in Ireland, a difference of 0.14 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 141st and Ireland ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.98 people per km² | 42.07 people per km² | 26.09 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1960s | 21.14 people per km² | 41.68 people per km² | 20.55 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1970s | 28.31 people per km² | 45.87 people per km² | 17.56 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1980s | 37.03 people per km² | 50.81 people per km² | 13.78 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1990s | 46.22 people per km² | 52.49 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2000s | 55.32 people per km² | 60.23 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2010s | 65.12 people per km² | 68.36 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2020s | 73.35 people per km² | 76.32 people per km² | 2.97 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2030s | 79.38 people per km² | 82.26 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2040s | 84.09 people per km² | 85.66 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2050s | 86.77 people per km² | 86.64 people per km² | 0.1318 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2060s | 87.44 people per km² | 85.27 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2070s | 86.22 people per km² | 83 people per km² | 3.22 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2080s | 83.3 people per km² | 80.94 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2090s | 79.29 people per km² | 78.47 people per km² | 0.8118 people per km² | Ecuador |
| 2100s | 76.87 people per km² | 76.73 people per km² | 0.1402 people per km² | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Ecuador or Ireland?
- Ecuador, at 76.87 people per km² against 76.73 people per km² in Ireland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Ecuador and Ireland?
- 0.14 people per km², with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ecuador and Ireland rank globally for population density?
- Ecuador ranks 141st and Ireland ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.