Ecuador has a population density of 189.1 people per square mile compared to 250.6 people in Honduras. Ecuador has 152,658 sq ft of land per person vs 111,850 sq ft in Honduras. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Ecuador and Honduras are ranked 117th and 97th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Ecuador has 0.22% of the world's population and 0.17% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.13% of the population and 0.08% of the land area for Honduras, hence the population density in Ecuador is 24.5% lower than in Honduras.
Population density comparison
Ecuador
|
Honduras
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 189.1 ppl/mi² | 250.6 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 117/197 | 97/197 |
| Population |
18414090
|
11149564
|
| Land area | 95,892 sq mi | 43,201 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 147,409 sq ft | 111,251 sq ft |
| Rural population | 35% | 39.2% |
| Urban population | 65% | 60.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 24.3% | 9.75% |
Ecuador vs Honduras:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Ecuador increased by 33.3%, compared to a 48.3% growth in Honduras.
In 2004, Ecuador ranked 118th for population density and is in 117th place now. Honduras was 106th in 2004 and ranks 97th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ecuador
|
Honduras
|
|
| 2024 | 189.1 | 250.6 |
| 2023 | 187.5 | 246.4 |
| 2022 | 185.9 | 242.2 |
| 2021 | 184.4 | 238.2 |
| 2020 | 183 | 234.2 |
| 2019 | 180.8 | 230.2 |
| 2018 | 177.8 | 226 |
| 2017 | 174.8 | 221.9 |
| 2016 | 172.1 | 217.9 |
| 2015 | 169.6 | 213.8 |
| 2014 | 167.2 | 209.8 |
| 2013 | 164.8 | 205.8 |
| 2012 | 162.4 | 201.7 |
| 2011 | 159.8 | 197.7 |
| 2010 | 157.2 | 193.7 |
| 2009 | 154.6 | 189.6 |
| 2008 | 152 | 185.5 |
| 2007 | 149.4 | 181.4 |
| 2006 | 146.9 | 177.2 |
| 2005 | 144.4 | 173.1 |
| 2004 | 141.9 | 169 |
| 2003 | 139.5 | 164.8 |
| 2002 | 137 | 160.6 |
| 2001 | 134.6 | 156.4 |
| 2000 | 132.3 | 152.3 |
| 1999 | 130 | 148.2 |
| 1998 | 127.8 | 144.3 |
| 1997 | 112.6 | 140.5 |
| 1996 | 110.5 | 136.7 |
| 1995 | 108.4 | 132.9 |
| 1994 | 106.4 | 129.1 |
| 1993 | 104.4 | 125.5 |
| 1992 | 102.3 | 122 |
| 1991 | 100.1 | 118.6 |
| 1990 | 98 | 115.3 |
| 1989 | 95.8 | 112.1 |
| 1988 | 93.7 | 109 |
| 1987 | 91.5 | 105.9 |
| 1986 | 89.3 | 103 |
| 1985 | 87.1 | 100.1 |
| 1984 | 84.9 | 97.2 |
| 1983 | 82.7 | 94.4 |
| 1982 | 80.6 | 91.6 |
| 1981 | 78.5 | 88.9 |
| 1980 | 76.4 | 86.3 |
| 1979 | 74.4 | 83.7 |
| 1978 | 72.4 | 81.1 |
| 1977 | 70.4 | 78.7 |
| 1976 | 68.5 | 76.3 |
| 1975 | 66.6 | 73.9 |
| 1974 | 64.7 | 71.8 |
| 1973 | 62.9 | 69.7 |
| 1972 | 61.1 | 67.6 |
| 1971 | 59.3 | 65.6 |
| 1970 | 57.6 | 63.7 |
| 1969 | 55.9 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 54.3 | 60 |
| 1967 | 52.7 | 58.3 |
| 1966 | 51.1 | 56.6 |
| 1965 | 49.6 | 55 |
| 1964 | 48.2 | 53.5 |
| 1963 | 46.8 | 52 |
| 1962 | 45.5 | 50.5 |
| 1961 | 44.2 | 49.1 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ecuador
|
Honduras
|
|
| 2024 | 65% | 60.8% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | 60.2% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | 59.6% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | 59% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | 58.4% |
| 2019 | 64% | 57.7% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | 57.1% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | 56.5% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | 55.8% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | 55.2% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | 54.5% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 63% | 53.2% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | 51.9% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | 50.6% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | 49.9% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | 49.2% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | 48.6% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | 47.9% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | 47.3% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | 46.6% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | 46% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | 45.5% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | 45% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | 44.4% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | 43.9% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | 43.4% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | 42.9% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | 42.4% |
| 1993 | 56.7% | 41.9% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | 41.4% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | 41% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | 40.5% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | 40% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | 39.5% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | 38.9% |
| 1986 | 52% | 38.3% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | 37.7% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | 37.2% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | 36.6% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | 36% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | 35.4% |
| 1980 | 47% | 34.9% |
| 1979 | 46% | 34.3% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | 33.8% |
| 1977 | 44.2% | 33.2% |
| 1976 | 43.3% | 32.7% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | 32.1% |
| 1974 | 41.5% | 31.6% |
| 1973 | 40.9% | 30.9% |
| 1972 | 40.4% | 30.2% |
| 1971 | 39.8% | 29.6% |
| 1970 | 39.3% | 28.9% |
| 1969 | 38.7% | 28.2% |
| 1968 | 38.2% | 27.6% |
| 1967 | 37.7% | 27% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | 26.3% |
| 1965 | 36.6% | 25.7% |
| 1964 | 36.1% | 25.1% |
| 1963 | 35.6% | 24.5% |
| 1962 | 35.1% | 23.9% |
| 1961 | 34.5% | 23.3% |
| 1960 | 33.9% | 22.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 61.5% to 65% in Ecuador and from 47.9% to 60.8% in Honduras.
Densely populated cities
|
Ecuador
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Guayaquil | 2.65M |
| Quito | 1.76M |
| Cuenca | 362K |
| Santo Domingo | 335K |
| Duran | 295K |
| Machala | 288K |
| Manta | 259K |
| Portoviejo | 244K |
| Loja | 203K |
| Quevedo | 178K |
|
Honduras
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Tegucigalpa | 1.06M |
| San Pedro Sula | 719K |
| Choloma | 232K |
| La Ceiba | 197K |
| El Progreso | 188K |
| Villanueva | 150K |
| Comayagua | 145K |
| Puerto Cortes | 122K |
| Yoro | 86.7K |
| La Lima | 71.9K |
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