Ecuador vs South Sudan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Ecuador
3.95 million people
in 2020
South Sudan
3.73 million people
in 2020
Ecuador rank
70th
South Sudan rank
71st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Ecuador
- South Sudan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.95 million people against 3.73 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 224,780 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.81 million people | 2.22 million people | 413,025 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.09 million people | 2.50 million people | 416,575 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 2.38 million people | 2.80 million people | 417,605 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.81 million people | 3.28 million people | 465,900 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.26 million people | 3.28 million people | 11,675 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.41 million people | 3.88 million people | 471,855 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.70 million people | 4.50 million people | 804,330 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.95 million people | 3.73 million people | 224,780 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Ecuador or South Sudan?
- Ecuador, at 3.95 million people against 3.73 million people in South Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Ecuador and South Sudan?
- 224,780 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.