Cambodia vs Ecuador: Has the population peaked?

Cambodia

17.42 million people

in 2023

Ecuador

17.98 million people

in 2023

Cambodia rank

73rd

Ecuador rank

72nd

Has the population peaked? over time

Ecuador currently reports 17.98 million people against 17.42 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 556,200 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.