Which has higher land use, Ecuador or North Korea?

North Korea, at 2.55 million against 2.41 million in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in land use between Ecuador and North Korea?

136,300, with North Korea ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador

2.41 million

in 2023

North Korea

2.55 million

in 2023

Ecuador rank

83rd

North Korea rank

81st

North Korea currently reports 2.55 million against 2.41 million in Ecuador, a difference of 136,300.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 83rd and North Korea ranks 81st of 223 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 2.

Decade	Ecuador	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.53 million	2.18 million	349,289	Ecuador
1970s	2.56 million	2.25 million	307,590	Ecuador
1980s	2.68 million	2.43 million	254,800	Ecuador
1990s	2.99 million	2.49 million	500,044	Ecuador
2000s	2.58 million	2.53 million	53,592	Ecuador
2010s	2.49 million	2.57 million	81,382	North Korea
2020s	2.42 million	2.55 million	126,250	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, Ecuador or North Korea?: North Korea, at 2.55 million against 2.41 million in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Ecuador and North Korea?: 136,300, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for land use?: Ecuador ranks 83rd and North Korea ranks 81st of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.