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Population density: Ecuador vs Taiwan compared

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Ecuador has a population density of 192.4 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Ecuador has 152,658 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Ecuador and Taiwan rank 117th and 10th by population density, 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 all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Ecuador 88.4% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Ecuador
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Ecuador Taiwan
2026 192.4 1,662
2025 190.7 1,669
2024 189.1 1,675
2023 187.5 1,670
2022 185.9 1,669
2021 184.4 1,679
2020 183 1,687
2019 180.8 1,688
2018 177.8 1,687
2017 174.8 1,685
2016 172.1 1,683
2015 169.6 1,679
2014 167.2 1,675
2013 164.8 1,670
2012 162.4 1,665
2011 159.8 1,660
2010 157.2 1,656
2009 154.6 1,651
2008 152 1,646
2007 149.4 1,640
2006 146.9 1,633
2005 144.4 1,626
2004 141.9 1,620
2003 139.5 1,614
2002 137 1,607
2001 134.6 1,599
2000 132.3 1,587
1999 130 1,575
1998 127.8 1,562
1997 112.6 1,548
1996 110.5 1,534
1995 108.4 1,522
1994 106.4 1,509
1993 104.4 1,495
1992 102.3 1,481
1991 100.1 1,467
1990 98 1,451
1989 95.8 1,435
1988 93.7 1,420
1987 91.5 1,404
1986 89.3 1,389
1985 87.1 1,373
1984 84.9 1,354
1983 82.7 1,335
1982 80.6 1,313
1981 78.5 1,290
1980 76.4 1,267
1979 74.4 1,243
1978 72.4 1,219
1977 70.4 1,197
1976 68.5 1,174
1975 66.6 1,150
1974 64.7 1,129
1973 62.9 1,109
1972 61.1 1,089
1971 59.3 1,067
1970 57.6 1,043
1969 55.9 1,007
1968 54.3 969
1967 52.7 945
1966 51.1 921
1965 49.6 895
1964 48.2 868
1963 46.8 842
1962 45.5 815
1961 44.2 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Ecuador increased by 30.9%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Ecuador ranked 118th by population density and is 117th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2022–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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