Ecuador vs Peru: Military personnel as a share of total population
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2022
Peru
0.2%
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 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
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% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 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 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.0%, 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?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.