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

Ecuador
0.2%
in 2022
Switzerland
0.2%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
98th
Switzerland rank
100th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Ecuador
  • Switzerland
051015181619192022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ecuador ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 12 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Switzerland Difference Ahead
1860s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1870s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Ecuador
1880s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Ecuador
1890s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Ecuador
1900s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Ecuador
1910s 0.5% 2.6% 2.1% Switzerland
1920s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Ecuador
1930s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Ecuador
1940s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Ecuador
1950s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Ecuador
1960s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Switzerland
1970s 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% Switzerland
1980s 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% Ecuador
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Ecuador
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Ecuador
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Ecuador
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Ecuador, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ecuador and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
157 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Ecuador ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 100th 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.