Ecuador vs UNDEV - South America: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Ecuador
29.16
in 2025
UNDEV - South America
25.32
in 2025
Ecuador rank
15th
UNDEV - South America rank
13th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Ecuador
- UNDEV - South America
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 29.16 against 25.32 in UNDEV - South America, a difference of 3.84.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times UNDEV - South America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was UNDEV - South America ahead.
Ecuador ranks 15th and UNDEV - South America ranks 13th of 36 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | UNDEV - South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.14 | 47.24 | 0.896 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 50.62 | 48.39 | 2.23 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 50.22 | 46.49 | 3.73 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 47.57 | 43.27 | 4.29 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 43.79 | 39.7 | 4.09 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 39.83 | 34.66 | 5.16 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 34.96 | 29.69 | 5.28 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 26.32 | 4.18 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Ecuador or UNDEV - South America?
- Ecuador, at 29.16 against 25.32 in UNDEV - South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Ecuador and UNDEV - South America?
- 3.84, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and UNDEV - South America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and UNDEV - South America rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Ecuador ranks 15th and UNDEV - South America ranks 13th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.