Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0024 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0024 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0052 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0046 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 units per person | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0024 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0024 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 65% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -31.9% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0024 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.