Ecuador vs Qatar: Population in the largest city
Ecuador
28.0%
in 2025
Qatar
28.2%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
83rd
Qatar rank
81st
Population in the largest city over time
- Ecuador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 28.2% against 28.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Ecuador ranks 83rd and Qatar ranks 81st of 153 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 96.3% | 66.9% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 75.5% | 45.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 63.2% | 34.8% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 52.9% | 26.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 42.3% | 15.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 28.7% | 2.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 29.0% | 1.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Ecuador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 28.2% against 28.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Ecuador and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Qatar rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd and Qatar ranks 81st 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.