Ecuador vs Kiribati: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Ecuador
63.4%
in 2025
Kiribati
63.4%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
129th
Kiribati rank
130th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Ecuador
- Kiribati
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 63.4% against 63.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 129th and Kiribati ranks 130th of 238 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.3% | 12.5% | 18.8% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 36.9% | 19.9% | 17.0% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 27.7% | 14.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 33.5% | 17.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 37.2% | 20.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 44.3% | 17.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 51.4% | 11.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.0% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Ecuador or Kiribati?
- Ecuador, at 63.4% against 63.4% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Ecuador and Kiribati?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kiribati?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Kiribati rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Ecuador ranks 129th and Kiribati ranks 130th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.