Ecuador vs Peru
Ecuador vs Peru: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.54% of the labour force in Ecuador and 0.94% of the labour force in Peru, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.73 times that in Ecuador.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2020, Ecuador ranked 108 and Peru ranked 73 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Ecuador | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.54 | 0.94 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.87 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.51 | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.58 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.86 | 1.15 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.87 | 1.16 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 1.17 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.91 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.91 | 1.2 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.89 | 1.22 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.91 | 1.28 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.9 | 1.33 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.77 | 1.12 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.76 | 1.16 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.08 | 1.47 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.11 | 1.45 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.11 | 1.69 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.1 | 1.67 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 1.84 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.21 | 1.92 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.24 | 1.85 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.27 | 1.52 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.31 | 1.59 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004