Ecuador vs Uruguay: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Ecuador
60,332 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Uruguay
67,573 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Ecuador rank
44th
Uruguay rank
42nd
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 67,573 constant 2024 US$ against 60,332 constant 2024 US$ in Ecuador, a difference of 7,241 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 122,560 constant 2024 US$ | 44,262 constant 2024 US$ | 78,298 constant 2024 US$ | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 101,942 constant 2024 US$ | 42,427 constant 2024 US$ | 59,515 constant 2024 US$ | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 27,275 constant 2024 US$ | 38,627 constant 2024 US$ | 11,352 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 61,333 constant 2024 US$ | 52,605 constant 2024 US$ | 8,727 constant 2024 US$ | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 60,332 constant 2024 US$ | 67,573 constant 2024 US$ | 7,242 constant 2024 US$ | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 67,573 constant 2024 US$ against 60,332 constant 2024 US$ in Ecuador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 7,241 constant 2024 US$, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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
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.