Ecuador vs India: Rural population growth
Ecuador
0.4%
in 2025
India
0.4%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
87th
India rank
90th
Rural population growth over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Ecuador ranks 87th and India ranks 90th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | India |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% | India |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | India |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Ecuador or India?
- Ecuador, at 0.4% against 0.4% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Ecuador and India?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for rural population growth?
- Ecuador ranks 87th and India ranks 90th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.