Afghanistan vs Ecuador: Military personnel as a share of total population
Afghanistan
0.2464
in 2022
Ecuador
0.23
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
95th
Ecuador rank
98th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2464 against 0.23 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0164.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.9658 | 0.363 | 0.6028 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 1.04 | 0.3114 | 0.7263 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.02 | 0.4034 | 0.6177 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.5203 | 0.4126 | 0.1077 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.808 | 0.3544 | 0.4536 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.699 | 0.3468 | 0.3522 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.3296 | 0.4507 | 0.1211 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.5483 | 0.5077 | 0.0406 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.3569 | 0.4027 | 0.0458 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.4949 | 0.3184 | 0.1765 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3741 | 0.23 | 0.1441 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2464 against 0.23 in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 0.0164, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.