Ecuador vs Switzerland: Military personnel as a share of total population
Ecuador
0.23
in 2022
Switzerland
0.2275
in 2022
Ecuador rank
98th
Switzerland rank
100th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.23 against 0.2275 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0025.
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 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2065 | 0 | 0.2065 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.2716 | 0 | 0.2716 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2342 | 0 | 0.2342 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.2727 | 0 | 0.2727 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.4606 | 2.57 | 2.11 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.363 | 0 | 0.363 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.3114 | 0 | 0.3114 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.4034 | 0 | 0.4034 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.4126 | 0 | 0.4126 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.3544 | 0.3751 | 0.0208 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3468 | 0.3709 | 0.0241 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4507 | 0.3499 | 0.1009 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.501 | 0.4885 | 0.0125 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.4105 | 0.2499 | 0.1606 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3184 | 0.2726 | 0.0457 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.2334 | 0.0034 | 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 0.23 against 0.2275 in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 0.0025, 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?
- 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.