Ecuador vs South Africa: Urban population share 2050

Ecuador
63.39
in 2025
South Africa
63.82
in 2025
Ecuador rank
129th
South Africa rank
127th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
0204060100015122025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 63.82 against 63.39 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.43.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 127th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and South Africa in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0013 0.0019 0.0007 South Africa
1100s 0.0038 0.0058 0.002 South Africa
1200s 0.0114 0.0174 0.0061 South Africa
1300s 0.0341 0.0523 0.0183 South Africa
1400s 0.1022 0.157 0.0548 South Africa
1500s 0.3067 0.4711 0.1644 South Africa
1600s 0.9202 1.41 0.4931 South Africa
1700s 2.76 4.24 1.48 South Africa
1710s 3.11 4.79 1.68 South Africa
1720s 3.41 5.35 1.94 South Africa
1730s 3.73 5.9 2.17 South Africa
1740s 4.09 6.45 2.37 South Africa
1750s 4.48 7 2.53 South Africa
1760s 4.9 7.56 2.66 South Africa
1770s 5.37 8.11 2.74 South Africa
1780s 5.88 8.66 2.78 South Africa
1790s 6.44 9.22 2.78 South Africa
1800s 7.05 9.77 2.72 South Africa
1810s 7.72 10.32 2.6 South Africa
1820s 8.46 10.88 2.42 South Africa
1830s 9.27 11.43 2.16 South Africa
1840s 10.15 11.98 1.83 South Africa
1850s 11.11 12.54 1.42 South Africa
1860s 12.17 13.09 0.9145 South Africa
1870s 13.33 13.64 0.3082 South Africa
1880s 14.6 14.19 0.4086 Ecuador
1890s 15.99 14.75 1.25 Ecuador
1900s 17.52 15.3 2.22 Ecuador
1910s 19.18 18 1.18 Ecuador
1920s 21.01 20.7 0.3119 Ecuador
1930s 23.01 24.7 1.69 South Africa
1940s 25.2 28.9 3.7 South Africa
1950s 31.27 44.51 13.24 South Africa
1960s 36.93 47.26 10.33 South Africa
1970s 42.15 48.04 5.9 South Africa
1980s 50.87 49.43 1.44 Ecuador
1990s 57.83 53.4 4.43 Ecuador
2000s 61.81 59.4 2.41 Ecuador
2010s 62.93 63.12 0.1976 South Africa
2020s 63.17 63.58 0.4065 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Ecuador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 63.82 against 63.39 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.43, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Ecuador ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 127th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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