Ecuador vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total

Ecuador
42,000
in 2020
El Salvador
42,000
in 2020
Ecuador rank
77th
El Salvador rank
77th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k198520022020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 42,000 against 42,000 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 77th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 173 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 44,250 43,350 900 Ecuador
1990s 56,391 43,550 12,841 Ecuador
2000s 56,392 27,140 29,252 Ecuador
2010s 48,195 37,940 10,255 Ecuador
2020s 42,000 42,000 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 42,000 against 42,000 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for armed forces personnel, total?
Ecuador ranks 77th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid, drawing on The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total/ecuador/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-total/ecuador/el-salvador/">Ecuador vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.