Ecuador vs Gambia: Population in the largest city
Ecuador
28.0%
in 2025
Gambia
27.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
83rd
Gambia rank
84th
Population in the largest city over time
- Ecuador
- Gambia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 28.0% against 27.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 83rd and Gambia ranks 84th of 153 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 98.1% | 68.7% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 79.5% | 49.9% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 60.7% | 32.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 57.4% | 30.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 42.9% | 16.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 32.5% | 5.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 28.2% | 0.6% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Ecuador or Gambia?
- Ecuador, at 28.0% against 27.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Ecuador and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Gambia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd and Gambia ranks 84th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban 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 largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.