How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population in largest city

Ecuador

3.24 million

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

3.21 million

in 2025

Ecuador rank

58th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

60th

Population in largest city over time

Ecuador
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 3.24 million against 3.21 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 35,450.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Ecuador ranks 58th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 60th of 153 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	572,164	765,002	192,838	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	880,594	1.33 million	447,256	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	1.33 million	2.16 million	830,545	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	1.79 million	2.70 million	913,156	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	2.27 million	2.80 million	530,900	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	2.72 million	2.96 million	244,031	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	3.12 million	3.15 million	27,475	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Ecuador, at 3.24 million against 3.21 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 35,450, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population in largest city?: Ecuador ranks 58th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 60th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.