Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1691 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 0.1691 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.2408 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1535 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Ecuador ranks 97th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1662 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2059 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2073 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2072 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.231 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.231 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1903 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2311 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2351 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1661 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1598 units per square kilometre | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 0.1662 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2084 units per square kilometre | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | 0.231 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2271 units per square kilometre | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | 0.2408 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1941 units per square kilometre | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | 0.1691 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Republic of Moldova 0.1825 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Mexico 0.1754 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Eswatini 0.1744 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Estonia 0.1637 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Malawi 0.1591 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 0.1543 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.1691 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2408 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Ecuador rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.