Belgium vs Ecuador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Belgium
26.9%
in 2025
Ecuador
28.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
43rd
Ecuador rank
40th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Belgium
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 28.8% against 26.9% in Belgium, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 18.3% | 6.7% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 21.2% | 4.1% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.4% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 27.2% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 27.4% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 28.3% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belgium or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 28.8% against 26.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belgium and Ecuador?
- 1.9%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.