Military personnel, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0023 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0023 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0055 people per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 people per person, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0039 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0055 people per person | +40.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0049 people per person | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 people per person | -27.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 people per person | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 people per person | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 people per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.003 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 people per person | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.004 people per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 people per person | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 people per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 people per person | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.005 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 people per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.005 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 people per person | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 people per person | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.004 people per person | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 people per person | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0023 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0023 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +40.4% | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0055 people per person |
| 2016 | -32.0% | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0024 people per person |
| 1963 | -27.1% | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0036 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0055 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0045 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0052 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 3 |
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 military personnel, per capita in Ecuador?
- Military personnel, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0023 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 people per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 people per person in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.