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Chad vs Ecuador: Armed forces personnel

Chad
45,000
in 2020
Ecuador
42,000
in 2020
Chad rank
75th
Ecuador rank
77th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Chad
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 45,000 against 42,000 in Ecuador, a difference of 3,000.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Chad ranks 75th and Ecuador ranks 77th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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