Ecuador vs Peru: Military personnel as a share of total population
Ecuador
0.23
in 2022
Peru
0.242
in 2022
Ecuador rank
98th
Peru rank
96th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.242 against 0.23 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.012.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 98th and Peru ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5266 | 0.5266 | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.2065 | 0.3334 | 0.1269 | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.3193 | 0.1959 | 0.1234 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2342 | 0.1644 | 0.0697 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.2727 | 0.1134 | 0.1593 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.4606 | 0.1643 | 0.2963 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.363 | 0.2366 | 0.1263 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.3114 | 0.2124 | 0.0991 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4034 | 0.4209 | 0.0176 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4126 | 0.3684 | 0.0442 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.3544 | 0.5525 | 0.1981 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.3468 | 0.6381 | 0.2912 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.4507 | 0.7253 | 0.2746 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.501 | 0.4975 | 0.0036 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4105 | 0.3585 | 0.052 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3184 | 0.3292 | 0.0109 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.2443 | 0.0144 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.242 against 0.23 in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.012, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Ecuador ranks 98th and Peru ranks 96th 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.