Ecuador vs Madagascar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Ecuador
11.59 million people
in 2025
Madagascar
10.77 million people
in 2025
Ecuador rank
59th
Madagascar rank
62nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Ecuador
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 11.59 million people against 10.77 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 822,100 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 59th and Madagascar ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 million people | 410,020 people | 836,398 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 1.94 million people | 711,262 people | 1.23 million people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 2.98 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.73 million people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.69 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.62 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.65 million people | 3.26 million people | 3.39 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 8.50 million people | 5.00 million people | 3.50 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 10.18 million people | 7.32 million people | 2.86 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.31 million people | 9.81 million people | 1.51 million people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Ecuador or Madagascar?
- Ecuador, at 11.59 million people against 10.77 million people in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 822,100 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Ecuador ranks 59th and Madagascar ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.