Ecuador vs Seychelles: Military spending per armed forces personnel

Ecuador
60,332 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Seychelles
56,493 constant 2024 US$
in 2018
Ecuador rank
44th
Seychelles rank
47th

Military spending per armed forces personnel over time

  • Ecuador
  • Seychelles
050.0k100.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 60,332 constant 2024 US$ against 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in Seychelles, a difference of 3,839 constant 2024 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 47th of 160 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 119,524 constant 2024 US$ 12,798 constant 2024 US$ 106,726 constant 2024 US$ Ecuador
1990s 97,490 constant 2024 US$ 21,884 constant 2024 US$ 75,606 constant 2024 US$ Ecuador
2000s 27,275 constant 2024 US$ 25,762 constant 2024 US$ 1,512 constant 2024 US$ Ecuador
2010s 61,133 constant 2024 US$ 26,106 constant 2024 US$ 35,027 constant 2024 US$ Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Ecuador or Seychelles?
Ecuador, at 60,332 constant 2024 US$ against 56,493 constant 2024 US$ in Seychelles as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Ecuador and Seychelles?
3,839 constant 2024 US$, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Seychelles?
23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Seychelles rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
Ecuador ranks 44th and Seychelles ranks 47th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending per armed forces personnel
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.