Ecuador vs Nigeria: Urban population (% of total population)
Ecuador
63.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
63.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
113th
Nigeria rank
112th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 63.8% against 63.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 16.8% | 20.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 23.4% | 18.8% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 30.9% | 20.0% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 57.8% | 38.8% | 19.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 47.1% | 14.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 55.3% | 7.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.8% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 63.8% against 63.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for urban population?
- Ecuador ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.