Armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador
Ecuador: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.2394 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador is 0.2394, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador peaked at 0.5215 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2394, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 108th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4564 | — |
| 1989 | 0.4491 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.506 | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4952 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5215 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.511 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5012 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4952 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.486 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4768 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4683 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.46 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4555 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4632 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4552 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4472 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.34 | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3414 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4075 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4076 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4007 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3978 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3912 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3849 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3757 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3731 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2541 | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2505 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2469 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2446 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2419 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2422 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2394 | -1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2394 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2394 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3684, 65% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -31.9% | 0.3731 | 0.2541 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4528 | 0.4491 | 0.4564 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4921 | 0.46 | 0.5215 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4116 | 0.34 | 0.4632 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3005 | 0.2419 | 0.3912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2394 | 0.2394 | 0.2394 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Ecuador was 0.2394 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5215 in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2394 in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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