Ecuador's homicide rate rose from 8.5 /100k in 1990 to 45.7 /100k in 2023.
Ecuador · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Ecuador's military spending rose from 2.0 % in 1995 to 2.2 % in 2024.
Defence
Ecuador's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$475M in 1995 to US$2.7B in 2024.
Ecuador's armed forces personnel, total fell from 53,000 in 1991 to 42,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
108th of 168 · 22nd in Latin America
Ecuador's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 1.3 % in 1991 to 0.5 % in 2020.
Displacement
Ecuador's refugees hosted rose from 204 in 1995 to 23,218 in 2024.
Ecuador's refugee population by country of origin rose from 203 in 1995 to 5,015 in 2024.
Conflict
Ecuador's battle-related deaths fell from 11 in 1995 to 2 in 2019.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Ecuador.