Australia vs Ecuador: Military personnel as a share of total population

Australia
0.229
in 2022
Ecuador
0.23
in 2022
Australia rank
99th
Ecuador rank
98th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Australia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.23 against 0.229 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Ecuador ahead.

Australia ranks 99th and Ecuador ranks 98th of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1920s 0.1189 0.363 0.2441 Ecuador
1930s 0.1087 0.3114 0.2028 Ecuador
1940s 0.9429 0.4034 0.5395 Australia
1950s 0.5034 0.4126 0.0907 Australia
1960s 0.5191 0.3544 0.1647 Australia
1970s 0.5499 0.3468 0.2031 Australia
1980s 0.4547 0.4507 0.004 Australia
1990s 0.364 0.501 0.137 Ecuador
2000s 0.2566 0.4105 0.1539 Ecuador
2010s 0.2397 0.3184 0.0787 Ecuador
2020s 0.2272 0.23 0.0028 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Australia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.23 against 0.229 in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Australia and Ecuador?
0.001, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
97 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Australia ranks 99th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed