Ecuador vs Uruguay: Military spending, per square kilometre

Ecuador
11,007 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
8,736 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
71st
Uruguay rank
74th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 11,007 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 8,736 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 2,271 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 161 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 14,081 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 6,532 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 7,549 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
1980s 17,714 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 8,483 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 9,231 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
1990s 21,003 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 6,230 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 14,774 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 6,146 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 5,507 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 638.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 11,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 7,265 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 4,368 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador
2020s 10,609 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 8,752 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,857 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Uruguay?
Ecuador, at 11,007 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 8,736 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Uruguay?
2,271 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 7,412 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending 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.