Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1651 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2416 people per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0506 people per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.1651 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
That represents a change of down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.2416 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0506 people per square kilometre, in 1964.
Ecuador ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0939 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.065 people per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0506 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0506 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0542 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0542 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0614 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0722 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0722 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0722 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0722 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0722 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1084 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1264 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1264 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1264 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1228 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.13 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1409 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1409 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1553 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1589 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1589 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1662 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1662 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1914 people per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1914 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2059 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2059 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2059 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2095 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2095 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2095 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2416 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2416 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2416 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2134 people per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2295 people per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2295 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1651 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1651 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0638 people per square kilometre | 0.0506 people per square kilometre | 0.0939 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0867 people per square kilometre | 0.0578 people per square kilometre | 0.1264 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1467 people per square kilometre | 0.1228 people per square kilometre | 0.1662 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2096 people per square kilometre | 0.1914 people per square kilometre | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2243 people per square kilometre | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | 0.2416 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2045 people per square kilometre | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | 0.2335 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1637 people per square kilometre | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | 0.1651 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Bahamas 0.1998 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Eswatini 0.1744 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guatemala 0.168 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Estonia 0.1638 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nigeria 0.157 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Afghanistan 0.1533 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.1651 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2416 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0506 people per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel 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.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.