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% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1691 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1691 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre 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 | -30.9% | 0.2375 units per square kilometre | 0.1641 units per square kilometre |
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 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
- 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 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.