What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Ecuador and Iraq?

11.93 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iraq?

41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Iraq: Military spending, per capita

Ecuador

148.01 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Iraq

136.08 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Ecuador rank

70th

Iraq rank

71st

Military spending, per capita over time

Ecuador
Iraq

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 148.01 constant 2024 US$ per person against 136.08 constant 2024 US$ per person in Iraq, a difference of 11.93 constant 2024 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 161 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	285.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	60.98 constant 2024 US$ per person	224.38 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ecuador
1970s	483.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	133.18 constant 2024 US$ per person	350.45 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ecuador
2000s	133.24 constant 2024 US$ per person	98.23 constant 2024 US$ per person	35.01 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ecuador
2010s	179.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	166.14 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.29 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ecuador
2020s	150.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	123.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	26.69 constant 2024 US$ per person	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Ecuador or Iraq?: Ecuador, at 148.01 constant 2024 US$ per person against 136.08 constant 2024 US$ per person in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Ecuador and Iraq?: 11.93 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iraq?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Iraq rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Ecuador ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 71st of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.