Ecuador vs Mexico: Population growth
Ecuador
0.8%
in 2025
Mexico
0.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
111th
Mexico rank
112th
Population growth over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 111th and Mexico ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for population growth?
- Ecuador ranks 111th and Mexico ranks 112th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.