Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Population by world region
Ecuador
19.09 million people
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
18.64 million people
in 2100
Ecuador rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Population by world region over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 19.09 million people against 18.64 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 451,700 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 26 and Papua New Guinea in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 890,178 people | 490,178 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1100s | 440,000 people | 932,567 people | 492,567 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1200s | 480,000 people | 976,975 people | 496,975 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1300s | 520,000 people | 1.02 million people | 503,500 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1400s | 560,000 people | 1.07 million people | 512,240 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 1.12 million people | 523,300 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 1.18 million people | 676,780 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1700s | 499,333 people | 1.23 million people | 733,487 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1710s | 499,389 people | 1.24 million people | 737,561 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1720s | 499,444 people | 1.24 million people | 741,636 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1730s | 499,500 people | 1.25 million people | 745,730 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1740s | 499,555 people | 1.25 million people | 749,845 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1750s | 499,611 people | 1.25 million people | 753,969 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1760s | 499,666 people | 1.26 million people | 758,104 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1770s | 499,722 people | 1.26 million people | 762,258 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1780s | 499,777 people | 1.27 million people | 766,423 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1790s | 499,833 people | 1.27 million people | 770,597 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1800s | 500,000 people | 754,894 people | 254,894 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1810s | 500,165 people | 754,900 people | 254,735 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1820s | 539,499 people | 756,202 people | 216,702 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1830s | 634,422 people | 759,041 people | 124,619 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1840s | 746,847 people | 761,913 people | 15,066 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1850s | 859,542 people | 770,443 people | 89,099 people | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 964,629 people | 785,943 people | 178,686 people | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 1.08 million people | 801,549 people | 280,381 people | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 1.21 million people | 817,263 people | 395,999 people | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1.36 million people | 833,084 people | 527,500 people | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 1.55 million people | 848,203 people | 703,392 people | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1.77 million people | 700,377 people | 1.07 million people | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.94 million people | 557,264 people | 1.39 million people | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 2.27 million people | 733,782 people | 1.54 million people | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 2.98 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.78 million people | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 3.97 million people | 1.73 million people | 2.24 million people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.25 million people | 2.22 million people | 3.03 million people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.03 million people | 2.78 million people | 4.25 million people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.20 million people | 3.45 million people | 5.75 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 11.48 million people | 4.58 million people | 6.89 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.74 million people | 6.45 million people | 7.29 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.17 million people | 8.63 million people | 7.54 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 18.22 million people | 10.66 million people | 7.55 million people | Ecuador |
| 2030s | 19.72 million people | 12.45 million people | 7.27 million people | Ecuador |
| 2040s | 20.88 million people | 14.08 million people | 6.80 million people | Ecuador |
| 2050s | 21.55 million people | 15.50 million people | 6.05 million people | Ecuador |
| 2060s | 21.72 million people | 16.66 million people | 5.06 million people | Ecuador |
| 2070s | 21.41 million people | 17.53 million people | 3.88 million people | Ecuador |
| 2080s | 20.69 million people | 18.15 million people | 2.53 million people | Ecuador |
| 2090s | 19.69 million people | 18.54 million people | 1.16 million people | Ecuador |
| 2100s | 19.09 million people | 18.64 million people | 451,700 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 19.09 million people against 18.64 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 451,700 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by world region?
- Ecuador ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.