Ecuador vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total

Ecuador
42,000
in 2020
El Salvador
42,000
in 2020
Ecuador rank
77th
El Salvador rank
77th

Armed forces personnel, total over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k198520022020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 42,000 against 42,000 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 77th and El Salvador ranks 77th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.